Floriskraal Dam (JL 62) (Devonian to of South Africa)

Where: Western Cape, South Africa (33.2° S, 21.0° E: paleocoordinates 73.2° S, 167.3° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Waaipoort Shale Formation (Witteburg Group), Middle Devonian to Middle Devonian (393.3 - 358.9 Ma)

Environment/lithology: delta plain; lenticular conglomerate and mudstone

• "distributaries in deltaic plain" (Anderson and Anderson 1985 (ref. 6188))
• "channel conglomerates (lenticular beds) and concretions in mudstones" (Anderson and Anderson 1985 (ref. 6188))

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: cast, mold/impression, concretion

Collection methods: collection was made by John Loock 1961-75, it resides at the National Museum in Bloemfontein (NMB)

Primary reference: J. M. Anderson and H. M. Anderson. 1985. Palaeoflora of Southern Africa. Prodromus of South African Megafloras Devonian to Lower Cretaceous 1-423 [P. Gensel/P. Gensel/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 20700: authorized by Hallie Sims, entered by Heather Lindon on 04.06.2002

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Taxonomic list

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Progymnospermopsida
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Praeramunculus striatiramus
Lycopsida
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Archaeosigillaria caespitosa