Matatiele (Mat 111) (Triassic of South Africa)

Where: Eastern Cape, South Africa (30.5° S, 29.0° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 53.2° S, 0.4° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Molteno Formation (Karoo Basin Group), Carnian (237.0 - 227.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: "floodplain"; shale and mudstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression, adpression

Primary reference: J. M. Anderson and H. M. Anderson. 1983. Palaeoflora of Southern Africa Molteno Formation (Triassic). Palaeoflora of Southern Africa Molteno Formation (Triassic) 1:1-227 [H. Sims/H. Lindon/H. Lindon]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 23004: authorized by Hallie Sims, entered by Heather Lindon on 08.07.2002, edited by Jered Karr

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Taxonomic list

• habitat described as "Dicroidium riparian forest (immature)" (Anderson and Anderson 2000 (ref. 6625))
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unclassified
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Switzianthus sp.1, Kannaskopifolia sp.1, Kannaskoppianthus sp.1, Halleyoctenis sp.1, Jungites sp.1, Matatia sp.1, Pteridophyta indet.1
Pteridophyta indet.1 Haeckel 1875
Polypodiopsida
 Equisetales - Equisetidae
Equisetum sp.1
Equisetum sp.1 Linnaeus 1753 horsetail
Lycopsida
  -
Lycopsida indet.1
Cycadopsida
 Cycadales -
Taeniopteris sp.1
Taeniopteris sp.1 Brongniart 1828 cycads
 Cycadales - Nilssoniaceae
Pseudoctenis sp.1
Pseudoctenis sp.1 Seward 1911 cycads
Kurtziana
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Kurtziana sp.1
Kurtziana sp.1 Frenguelli 1942
Ginkgoites
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Ginkgoites sp.1
Ginkgoites sp.1 Seward 1919
Ginkgoopsida
 Ginkgoales - Ginkgoaceae
Stachyopitys sp.1
Stachyopitys sp.1 Schenk 1867
 Ginkgoales -
Sphenobaiera sp.1
Sphenobaiera sp.1 Florin 1936
Bryopsida
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Muscites sp.1
Muscites sp.1 Brongniart 1828
Hepaticae
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Thallites sp.1
Thallites sp.1 Walton 1925 liverwort
Voltziopsida
 Voltziales - Voltziaceae
Telemachus sp.1
Telemachus sp.1 Anderson 1978
Pinopsida
 Pinales -
Heidiphyllum sp.1
Heidiphyllum sp.1 Retallack 1981
Gnetopsida
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Gontriglossa sp.1
Gontriglossa sp.1 Anderson and Anderson 1989
Peltaspermopsida
 Peltaspermales - Peltaspermaceae
Peltaspermum sp.1, Lepidopteris sp.1
Peltaspermum sp.1 Harris 1937
Lepidopteris sp.1 Schimper 1869
Cycadeoideopsida
 Cycadeoideales -
Yabeiella sp.1
Yabeiella sp.1 Oishi 1931
Gymnospermopsida
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Gymnospermopsida indet.1
 Corystospermales - Corystospermaceae
Fanerotheca sp.1, Umkomasia sp.1, Pteruchus sp.1, Dicroidium sp.1
Fanerotheca sp.1 Frenguelli 1944
Umkomasia sp.1 Thomas 1933
Pteruchus sp.1 Thomas 1933
Dicroidium sp.1 Gothan 1912
Insecta
 Orthoptera - Proparagryllacrididae
Dordrechtia robusta2
Dordrechtia robusta2 Riek 1976 grasshopper
1Anderson and Anderson 2000; 2Wappler 2001