Where: Eastern Cape, South Africa (33.2° S, 23.0° E: paleocoordinates 72.4° S, 172.4° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Witpoort Sandstone Formation (Witteburg Group), Middle Devonian to Middle Devonian (393.3 - 358.9 Ma)
• "2000 ft. below tillite" (Anderson and Anderson 1985 (ref 6188))
Environment/lithology: quartzite
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: cast, mold/impression
Collection methods: collection was made by J.N. Theron 1960-62, it resides at the Geological Survey in Bellville (GSB)
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 20719: authorized by Hallie Sims, entered by Heather Lindon on 05.06.2002
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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