Hlatimbe Valley (Hla 212) (Triassic of South Africa)

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

• Paleocoordinates: 52.8° S, 9.9° E (Wright 2013)

• 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 23070: authorized by Hallie Sims, entered by Heather Lindon on 09.07.2002, edited by Jered Karr

Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)

Taxonomic list

• habitat described as "Dicroidium riparian forest (immature)" (Anderson and Anderson 2000 (ref. 6625))
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unclassified
  -
Moltenia sp.1, Rissikistrobus sp.1
Gnetopsida
  -
Gontriglossa sp.1
Gontriglossa sp.1 Anderson and Anderson 1989
Peltaspermopsida
 Peltaspermales - Peltaspermaceae
Lepidopteris sp.1
Lepidopteris sp.1 Schimper 1869
Gymnospermopsida
 Corystospermales - Corystospermaceae
Dicroidium sp.1, Pteruchus sp.1, Umkomasia sp.1
Dicroidium sp.1 Gothan 1912
Pteruchus sp.1 Thomas 1933
Umkomasia sp.1 Thomas 1933
Ginkgoopsida
  -
Linguifolium sp.1
Linguifolium sp.1 Arber 1913
 Ginkgoales -
Sphenobaiera sp.1
Sphenobaiera sp.1 Florin 1936
Cycadopsida
 Cycadales - Nilssoniaceae
Pseudoctenis sp.1
Pseudoctenis sp.1 Seward 1911 cycads
 Cycadales -
Taeniopteris sp.1
Taeniopteris sp.1 Brongniart 1828 cycads
Polypodiopsida
 Equisetales - Equisetidae
Equisetum sp.1
Equisetum sp.1 Linnaeus 1753 horsetail
Pteridopsida
  -
"Filicopsida indet." = Pteridopsida1
"Filicopsida indet." = Pteridopsida1 Ritgen 1828
 Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Rissikia sp.1
Rissikia sp.1 Townrow 1967 podocarp
Insecta
 Dicondylia -
Coleoptera indet.2
Coleoptera indet.2 Linnaeus 1758 beetle
N-H1 II
1Anderson and Anderson 2000; 2Riek 1974