Hlatimbe Valley (Hla 213) (Triassic of South Africa)

Where: Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa (29.5° S, 29.5° E: paleocoordinates 51.4° S, 1.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Molteno Formation, Late/Upper Triassic (237.0 - 201.4 Ma)

Environment/lithology: "channel"; gray shale

• "abandoned channel" (Anderson and Anderson 1985 (ref. 6188))
• "medium dark grey, irregularly laminated shale" (Anderson and Anderson 1985 (ref. 6188))

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

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 23015: authorized by Hallie Sims, entered by Heather Lindon on 08.07.2002

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• habitat described as "Dicroidium riparian forest (immature)" (Anderson and Anderson 2000 (ref. 6625))
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unclassified
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Moltenia sp., Kannaskopifolia sp., Rissikistrobus sp., Hlatimbia sp., Pteridophyta indet.
Pteridophyta indet. Haeckel 1875
Lycopsida
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Lycopsida indet.
Polypodiopsida
 Equisetales - Equisetidae
Equisetum sp.
Equisetum sp. Linnaeus 1753 horsetail
Pteridopsida
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"Filicopsida indet." = Pteridopsida
"Filicopsida indet." = Pteridopsida Ritgen 1828
Hepaticae
 Marchantiales - Marchantiaceae
Marchantites sp.
Marchantites sp. Brongniart 1849 liverwort
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Thallites sp.
Thallites sp. Walton 1925 liverwort
Bryopsida
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Muscites sp.
Muscites sp. Brongniart 1828
Ginkgoopsida
 Ginkgoales -
Sphenobaiera sp.
Sphenobaiera sp. Florin 1936
 Ginkgoales - Ginkgoaceae
Stachyopitys sp.
Stachyopitys sp. Schenk 1867
Cycadopsida
 Cycadales -
Taeniopteris sp.
Taeniopteris sp. Brongniart 1828 cycads
 Cycadales - Nilssoniaceae
Pseudoctenis sp.
Pseudoctenis sp. Seward 1911 cycads
 Pteridospermales -
Chiropteris sp.
Chiropteris sp. Kurr 1845 cycads
Kurtziana
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Kurtziana sp.
Kurtziana sp. Frenguelli 1942
Cycadeoideopsida
 Cycadeoideales -
Yabeiella sp.
Yabeiella sp. Oishi 1931
Peltaspermopsida
 Peltaspermales - Peltaspermaceae
Lepidopteris sp.
Lepidopteris sp. Schimper 1869
Gnetopsida
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Gontriglossa sp.
Gontriglossa sp. Anderson and Anderson 1989
Gymnospermopsida
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Gymnospermopsida indet.
 Corystospermales - Corystospermaceae
Dicroidium sp., Fanerotheca sp., Pteruchus sp., Umkomasia sp.
Dicroidium sp. Gothan 1912
Fanerotheca sp. Frenguelli 1944
Pteruchus sp. Thomas 1933
Umkomasia sp. Thomas 1933
 Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Rissikia sp.
Rissikia sp. Townrow 1967 podocarp
Pinopsida
 Pinales -
Heidiphyllum sp.
Heidiphyllum sp. Retallack 1981