Where: Western Cape, South Africa (33.0° S, 19.3° E: paleocoordinates 73.8° S, 162.9° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Waboomberg Formation (Bokkeveld Group), Middle Devonian to Middle Devonian (393.3 - 358.9 Ma)
Environment/lithology: shale
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: cast, mold/impression
Collection methods: collection was made by J.N. Theron 1963, it resides at the Geological Survey in Bellville
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 20749: authorized by Hallie Sims, entered by Heather Lindon on 06.06.2002
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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