Qualasi Hill (Qua 111) (Triassic of Lesotho)

Where: Lesotho (30.0° S, 27.5° E: paleocoordinates 51.1° S, 1.4° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Molteno Formation, Late/Upper Triassic (237.0 - 201.4 Ma)

Environment/lithology:

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Primary reference: J. M. Anderson and H. M. Anderson. 1983. Palaeoflora of Southern Africa Molteno Formation (Triassic). Palaeoflora of Southern Africa Molteno Formation (Triassic) 1:1-227 [H. Sims/H. Lindon/H. Lindon]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 23129: authorized by Hallie Sims, entered by Heather Lindon on 10.07.2002

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• habitat described as "Dicroidium open woodland" (Anderson and Anderson 2000 (ref. 6625))
Pinopsida
 Pinales -
Heidiphyllum sp. Retallack 1981
Gymnospermopsida
  -
 Corystospermales - Corystospermaceae
Dicroidium sp. Gothan 1912
Umkomasia sp. Thomas 1933
Cycadeoideopsida
 Cycadeoideales -
Yabeiella sp. Oishi 1931
Ginkgoopsida
 Ginkgoales -
Sphenobaiera sp. Florin 1936