Strydomsvlei (Carboniferous of South Africa)

Where: Eastern Cape, South Africa (33.2° S, 23.0° E: paleocoordinates 82.1° S, 151.3° W)

When: Waaiport Formation (Witteberg Group), Tournaisian (358.9 - 346.7 Ma)

• "miospores including S. balteatus and S. pretiosus were interpreted to be no older than mid-Tournaisian." (Lakin et al 2016)

•Unconformably overlain by Dwyka formation

Environment/lithology: lacustrine - large; lithified, fine-grained, nodular, black, carbonaceous mudstone and lithified, sandy marl

• "although the subsequent Upper Witteberg Shales appear to be lacustrine some influx of brackish (or even esturine) waters possibly occurred from time to time"
• "The nodules are found scattered in a zone 30 feet thick and consist of a black, fine grained, carbonaceous mudstone somewhat flinty in character" (Gardiner 1969)

•"The fish are confined to a narrow band of sandy marl of about five inches in thickness" (Gardiner 1969)

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: concretion

Primary reference: F. J. Evans. 2005. Taxonomy, palaeoecology and palaeobiogeography of some palaeozoic fish of Southern Gondwana. [E. Dunne/S. Fasey/S. Fasey]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 226990: authorized by Emma Dunne, entered by Sophie Fasey on 15.08.2022

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Taxonomic list

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Osteichthyes
 Eurynotiformes - Amphicentridae
Adroichthys "species D"
Adroichthys "species D" Gardiner 1969
? SAM 13558, partial skull (may be here or at Soetendalsvlei)
 Palaeonisciformes - Platysomidae
Aestuarichthys fulcratus
Aestuarichthys fulcratus Gardiner 1969
? SAM 13575 (Maybe at Soetendalsvlei?)
 Rhadinichthyiformes - Willomorichthyidae
Willomorichthys striatulus
Willomorichthys striatulus Gardiner 1969 ray-finned fish
Evans 2005 places the holotype, SAM 13541, here