Mkuze Game Reserve (Mku 112) (Cretaceous to of South Africa)

Where: Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa (27.7° S, 32.2° E: paleocoordinates 48.0° S, 6.3° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Makatini Formation, Aptian to Aptian (125.0 - 100.5 Ma)

Environment/lithology: fluvial; calcareous siltstone

• "fluviatile, floodplain" (Anderson and Anderson 1985 (ref. 6188))
• "mottled, very pale orange to dark yellowish orange, calcareous siltstone" (Anderson and Anderson 1985 (ref. 6188))

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Collection methods: collection was made by Anderson, Anderson, Gianniny and Wiens 1982, it resides at the Botanical Research Institute in Pretoria

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 20711: authorized by Hallie Sims, entered by Michele Reynolds on 04.06.2002, edited by Jason Cassara

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Taxonomic list

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Equisetopsida
 Pinidae - Pinidae
Araucaria mkuziensis
Araucaria mkuziensis
2 female cone scale and 16 male cone specimens
 Bennettitales -
Zamites antarctica, Zamites mkuziensis
Zamites mkuziensis
leaves, also lists 25 scale-leaf specimens
Cycadopsida
 Cycadales -
Taeniopteris mkuziensis, Taeniopteris "sp. A"
Taeniopteris "sp. A" Brongniart 1828 cycads
Polypodiopsida
  -
Cladophlebis "sp. A", Cladophlebis "sp. D"
Cladophlebis "sp. A" Brongniart 1849
Cladophlebis "sp. D" Brongniart 1849
Pteridopsida
  -
"Filicopsida "gen. C, sp. A"" = Pteridopsida
"Filicopsida "gen. C, sp. A"" = Pteridopsida Ritgen 1828