Boesmanshoek Pass (Boe 112) (Triassic of South Africa)

Where: Eastern Cape, South Africa (31.5° S, 26.5° E: paleocoordinates 52.0° S, 3.8° W)

• coordinate based on unpublished field data

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

Environment/lithology:

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 23127: authorized by Hallie Sims, entered by Heather Lindon on 10.07.2002

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Taxonomic list

• habitat described as "Dicroidium open woodland" (Anderson and Anderson 2000 (ref. 6625))
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unclassified
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Kannaskopifolia sp., Rissikianthus sp., Dordrechtites sp., Pteridophyta indet.
Pteridophyta indet. Haeckel 1875
Polypodiopsida
 Equisetales - Equisetidae
Equisetum sp.
Equisetum sp. Linnaeus 1753 horsetail
 Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Rissikia sp.
Rissikia sp. Townrow 1967 podocarp
Pinopsida
 Pinales -
Heidiphyllum sp.
Heidiphyllum sp. Retallack 1981
Kurtziana
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Kurtziana sp.
Kurtziana sp. Frenguelli 1942
Gymnospermopsida
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Gymnospermopsida indet.
 Corystospermales - Corystospermaceae
Umkomasia sp., Pteruchus sp., Dicroidium sp.
Umkomasia sp. Thomas 1933
Pteruchus sp. Thomas 1933
Dicroidium sp. Gothan 1912