Howisons Poort b (Devonian to of South Africa)

Where: Eastern Cape, South Africa (33.3° S, 26.5° E: paleocoordinates 70.7° S, 179.9° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Witpoort Sandstone Formation (Witteberg Group), Middle Devonian to Middle Devonian (393.3 - 358.9 Ma)

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; micaceous, carbonaceous shale

• "shallow freshwater lake" (Anderson and Anderson 1985 (ref. 6188))
• "laminated micaceous carbonaceous shale" (Anderson and Anderson 1985 (ref. 6188))

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: cast, mold/impression

Collection methods: collection was made by Anderson and Anderson 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 20724: authorized by Hallie Sims, entered by Heather Lindon on 05.06.2002

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Howisonia
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Platyphyllum
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"Platyphyllum albanense" = Flabellofolium
"Platyphyllum albanense" = Flabellofolium
Rhyniaceae
  - Rhyniaceae
Progymnospermopsida
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Rhyniopsida
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