Where: Eastern Cape, South Africa (33.2° S, 23.0° E: paleocoordinates 72.4° S, 172.4° 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

Reposited in the BPI

• collection was made by J.N. Theron 1960-62, "Specimens housed at various institutes; GSB [Geological Survey in Bellville], SUG [Stellenbosch University Geology Department], BPI [Bernard Price Institute in Johannesburg]" (Anderson and Anderson 1985 (ref. 6188))

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 20708: authorized by Hallie Sims, entered by Heather Lindon on 04.06.2002

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