Kap 111, Kapokkraal (Triassic of South Africa)

Where: South Africa (31.1° S, 26.5° E: paleocoordinates 61.9° S, 7.2° W)

• coordinate based on unpublished field data

When: Molteno Formation (Stormberg Group), Carnian (237.0 - 228.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: wet floodplain; lithology not reported

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 23084: authorized by Hallie Sims, entered by Heather Lindon on 09.07.2002, edited by Matthew Clapham and Jered Karr

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
  -
Clariphyllum sp.1, Kannaskopifolia sp.1, Rissikianthus sp.1, Rissikistrobus sp.1
Pinopsida
 Pinales -
Heidiphyllum sp.1
Heidiphyllum sp.1 Retallack 1981
 Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Rissikia sp.1
Rissikia sp.1 Townrow 1967 podocarp
 Coniferales -
Fraxinopsis sp.1
Fraxinopsis sp.1 Wieland 1929
Voltziopsida
 Voltziales - Voltziaceae
Telemachus sp.1
Telemachus sp.1 Anderson 1978
unclassified
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Pteridophyta indet.1
Pteridophyta indet.1 Haeckel 1875
Pteridopsida
  -
"Filicopsida indet." = Pteridopsida1
"Filicopsida indet." = Pteridopsida1 Ritgen 1828
Polypodiopsida
 Equisetales - Equisetidae
Equisetum sp.1
Equisetum sp.1 Linnaeus 1753 horsetail
Cycadopsida
 Cycadales -
Taeniopteris sp.1
Taeniopteris sp.1 Brongniart 1828 cycads
 Cycadales - Nilssoniaceae
Pseudoctenis sp.1
Pseudoctenis sp.1 Seward 1911 cycads
Ginkgoopsida
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Linguifolium sp.1
Linguifolium sp.1 Arber 1913
 Ginkgoales - Ginkgoaceae
Stachyopitys sp.1
Stachyopitys sp.1 Schenk 1867
 Ginkgoales -
Sphenobaiera sp.1
Sphenobaiera sp.1 Florin 1936
Cycadeoideopsida
 Cycadeoideales -
Yabeiella sp.1
Yabeiella sp.1 Oishi 1931
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
Gymnospermopsida
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Gymnospermopsida indet.1
 Corystospermales - Corystospermaceae
Dicroidium sp.1, Pteruchus sp.1, Fanerotheca sp.1, Umkomasia sp.1
Dicroidium sp.1 Gothan 1912
Pteruchus sp.1 Thomas 1933
Fanerotheca sp.1 Frenguelli 1944
Umkomasia sp.1 Thomas 1933
Insecta
 Dicondylia - Triadotypidae
"Reisia rieki n. sp." = Triassologus biseriatus2
"Reisia rieki n. sp." = Triassologus biseriatus2 Riek 1976 winged insect
PRE/F/17569, 16442, 17499
 Reculida - Geinitziidae
Geinitziidae indet.3, aff. Fletchitzia picturata3, "Fletchitzia kapokkraalensis n. sp." = Shurabia kapokkraalensis3
Geinitziidae indet.3 Handlirsch 1906 winged insect
aff. Fletchitzia picturata3 Riek 1976 winged insect
"Fletchitzia kapokkraalensis n. sp." = Shurabia kapokkraalensis3 Wappler 2001 winged insect
PRE/F 16418
1Anderson and Anderson 2000; 2Deregnaucourt et al. 2017; 3Wappler 2001