Konings Kroon (Kon 222) (Triassic of South Africa)

Where: Eastern Cape, South Africa (31.5° S, 28.0° E: paleocoordinates 63.0° S, 5.5° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

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

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; siliciclastic sediments

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 23086: authorized by Hallie Sims, entered by Heather Lindon on 09.07.2002, edited by Matthew Clapham

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• habitat described as "Dicroidium open woodland" (Anderson and Anderson 2000 (ref. 6625))
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unclassified
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Halleyoctenis sp.1, Rissikistrobus sp.1, Fredlindia sp.1, Pteridophyta indet.1
Pteridophyta indet.1 Haeckel 1875
Polypodiopsida
 Equisetales - Equisetidae
Equisetum sp.1
Equisetum sp.1 Linnaeus 1753 horsetail
Pteridopsida
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"Filicopsida indet." = Pteridopsida1
"Filicopsida indet." = Pteridopsida1 Ritgen 1828
Hepaticae
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Thallites sp.1
Thallites sp.1 Walton 1925 liverwort
Ginkgoopsida
 Ginkgoales -
Sphenobaiera sp.1
Sphenobaiera sp.1 Florin 1936
 Ginkgoales - Ginkgoaceae
Stachyopitys sp.1
Stachyopitys sp.1 Schenk 1867
Ginkgoites
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Ginkgoites sp.1
Ginkgoites sp.1 Seward 1919
Cycadopsida
 Cycadales -
Taeniopteris sp.1
Taeniopteris sp.1 Brongniart 1828 cycads
 Cycadales - Nilssoniaceae
Pseudoctenis sp.1
Pseudoctenis sp.1 Seward 1911 cycads
Cycadeoideopsida
 Cycadeoideales -
Yabeiella sp.1
Yabeiella sp.1 Oishi 1931
Peltaspermopsida
 Peltaspermales - Peltaspermaceae
Antevsia sp.1, Lepidopteris sp.1, Peltaspermum sp.1
Antevsia sp.1 Harris 1937
Lepidopteris sp.1 Schimper 1869
Peltaspermum sp.1 Harris 1937
Gymnospermopsida
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Gymnospermopsida indet.1
 Corystospermales - Corystospermaceae
Dicroidium sp.1, Fanerotheca sp.1, Pteruchus sp.1, Umkomasia sp.1
Dicroidium sp.1 Gothan 1912
Fanerotheca sp.1 Frenguelli 1944
Pteruchus sp.1 Thomas 1933
Umkomasia sp.1 Thomas 1933
 Bennettitales -
Cycadolepis sp.1, Leguminanthus sp.1, Weltrichia sp.1
Cycadolepis sp.1 Saporta 1875
Leguminanthus sp.1 Kraeusel and Schaarschmidt 1966
Weltrichia sp.1 Braun 1843
 Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Rissikia sp.1
Rissikia sp.1 Townrow 1967 podocarp
Insecta
 Dicondylia - Moltenagrionidae
Moltenagrion koningskroonensis n. gen. n. sp.2
Moltenagrion koningskroonensis n. gen. n. sp.2 Deregnaucourt et al. 2019 winged insect
PRE/F/10334
1Anderson and Anderson 2000; 2Deregnaucourt et al. 2019