Warmwaterberg (Devonian to of South Africa)

Where: Western Cape, South Africa (33.7° S, 20.8° E: paleocoordinates 72.8° S, 166.3° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

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

• "the locality occurs near the boundary between the Adolphspoort Siltstone and the Karies Shale" (Anderson and Anderson 1985 (ref. 6188))

Environment/lithology: delta plain; lenticular conglomerate and mudstone

• "distributaries in deltaic plain" (Anderson and Anderson 1985 (ref. 6188))
• "channel conglomerates (lenticular beds) and concretions in mudstones" (Anderson and Anderson 1985 (ref. 6188))

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: cast, mold/impression

Collection methods: collection was made by De Vries 1973-80, it resides at the Montagu Museum

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 20748: authorized by Hallie Sims, entered by Heather Lindon on 06.06.2002

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