Schietkraal (Steytlerville) (Devonian to of South Africa)

Where: Eastern Cape, South Africa (33.3° S, 24.3° E: paleocoordinates 71.7° S, 175.3° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Bokkeveld Group, Middle Devonian to Middle Devonian (393.3 - 358.9 Ma)

• formation unknown

Environment/lithology: conglomerate

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: cast, mold/impression

Collection methods: collection was made by Haughton c1933, it resides at the South African Museum (SAM) in Cape Town

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 20746: authorized by Hallie Sims, entered by Heather Lindon on 06.06.2002

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Haplostigma
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Progymnospermopsida
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Rhyniaceae
  - Rhyniaceae