A biostratigraphical investigation of six samples from the Sixtorp Bore-hole No. 1 in the Kristianstad area, NE Scania, southern Sweden, has been carried out. This investigation revealed the presence of a sparse, but relatively well preserved, palynological assemblage of which forty-two palynomorph species (mainly pollen grains and spores) could be determined. From the known stratigraphical ranges and distribution within the Sixtorp samples of certain palynomorphs it is possible to suggest tentatively an Albian age for the interval investigated. Two species, namelyTricolpnes albiensisKemp andRugubivesiculites reductusPierce, are known to occur in sediments not older than Middle Albian, respectively Late Albian. The results also appear to indicate that deposition of these sediments has occurred in a non-marine environment. From the colour of the palynomorphs it is possible to obtain a thermal alteration index (T.A.I.) of 3.0, a value indicating an immature hydrocarbon energy source potential. Comparison with other Lower Cretaceous ‘microfloras’ seems to provide further evidence to support the tentative Albian age suggestion.