Droekloof (road cutting) (Devonian to of South Africa)

Where: Western Cape, South Africa (33.2° S, 22.5° E: paleocoordinates 72.6° S, 171.2° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

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

Environment/lithology: conglomerate

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: cast, mold/impression

Collection methods: collection was made by Roy Oosthuizen 1973-81, it resides at the Montagu Museum in Klaarstroom

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 20706: authorized by Hallie Sims, entered by Heather Lindon on 04.06.2002

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Taxonomic list

Progymnospermopsida
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Lycopsida
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