Wankie (Permian of Zimbabwe)

Also known as PGAP 13214

Where: Zimbabwe (18.4° S, 26.4° E: paleocoordinates 58.1° S, 13.0° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Upper Member (Wankie Sandstone Formation), Kungurian (279.3 - 272.3 Ma)

• K4 local stage

Environment/lithology:

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: The floral list is a composite of 10 lists.

Primary reference: G. Bond. 1973. The palaeontology of Rhodesia. Geological Survey of Rhodesia Bulletin 70:1-121 [A. Rees/A. Rees]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 30993: authorized by Allister Rees, entered by Allister Rees on 02.04.2003

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• List from p. 21. Genus-level assignments and numbers of species are from the PGAP database. Species names are in the process of being entered.
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Wankiea
  -
Wankiea "sp. 1"
Wankiea "sp. 1" Lacey and Huard-Moine 1966
Sphenopteridae
  - Sphenopteridae
Sphenopteris "sp. 1", Sphenopteris "sp. 2", Sphenopteris "sp. 3"
Sphenopteris "sp. 1" Sternberg 1825
Sphenopteris "sp. 2" Sternberg 1825
Sphenopteris "sp. 3" Sternberg 1825
Pteropsida
 Filicinae -
Pecopteris "sp. 1", Pecopteris "sp. 2", Pecopteris "sp. 3", Pecopteris "sp. 4"
Pecopteris "sp. 1" Brongniart 1822
Pecopteris "sp. 2" Brongniart 1822
Pecopteris "sp. 3" Brongniart 1822
Pecopteris "sp. 4" Brongniart 1822
Chansitheca
  -
Chansitheca "sp. 1"
Polypodiopsida
  -
Cladophlebis "sp. 1", Cladophlebis "sp. 2"
Cladophlebis "sp. 1" Brongniart 1849
Cladophlebis "sp. 2" Brongniart 1849
 Equisetales - Equisetidae
Phyllotheca "sp. 1", Annularia "sp. 1"
Phyllotheca "sp. 1" Brongniart 1828
Annularia "sp. 1" Sternberg 1821
 Marattiales - Marattiidae
Asterotheca "sp. 1"
Cordaitopsida
  - Cordaitaceae
Noeggerathiopsis "sp. 1"
Noeggerathiopsis "sp. 1" Feistmantel 1879
Cycadeoideopsida
 Cycadeoideales -
Conites "sp. 1"
Conites "sp. 1" Sternberg 1823
Dictyopteridiopsida
 Dictyopteridiales - Dictyopteridiaceae
Pluma "sp. 1"
Pluma "sp. 1" Plumstead 1958
  -
Gangamopteris "sp. 1", Gangamopteris "sp. 2"
Arberiopsida
 Arberiales -
Glossopteris "sp. 1", Glossopteris "sp. 2", Glossopteris "sp. 3", Glossopteris "sp. 4", Glossopteris "sp. 5", Glossopteris "sp. 6", Glossopteris "sp. 7", Vertebraria "sp. 1", Ottokaria "sp. 1", Ottokaria "sp. 2"
Glossopteris "sp. 1" Brongniart 1828
Glossopteris "sp. 2" Brongniart 1828
Glossopteris "sp. 3" Brongniart 1828
Glossopteris "sp. 4" Brongniart 1828
Glossopteris "sp. 5" Brongniart 1828
Glossopteris "sp. 6" Brongniart 1828
Glossopteris "sp. 7" Brongniart 1828
Vertebraria "sp. 1" Royle 1839
Ottokaria "sp. 1" Zeiller 1902
Ottokaria "sp. 2" Zeiller 1902
Equisetopsida
 Sphenophyllales -
Sphenophyllum "sp. 1", Sphenophyllum "sp. 2", Sphenophyllum "sp. 3", Sphenophyllum "sp. 4"
Sphenophyllum "sp. 2" König 1825
Sphenophyllum "sp. 3" König 1825
Sphenophyllum "sp. 4" König 1825
Cyclodendron
  -
Cyclodendron "sp. 1"
Cyclodendron "sp. 1" Kräusel 1928
Benlightfootia
  -
Benlightfootia "sp. 1"
Benlightfootia "sp. 1" Lacey and Huard-Moine 1966