Where: Gauteng, South Africa (25.5° S, 28.5° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 63.8° S, 26.8° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Vryheid Formation (Middle Ecca Group), Kungurian (279.3 - 272.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; gray shale

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Reposited in the BPI

Collection methods: salvage,

• "The bulk of the available collection was forwarded (c1965) to BPI, GSP [Geological Survey in Pretoria] & PUB [Pretoria University Botany Department] by Mr. Lombard, manager of the brick quarry." (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 14281: authorized by Hallie Sims, entered by Heather Lindon on 29.05.2002

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