Aasvoelberg (Aas 411) (Triassic of South Africa)

Where: Eastern Cape, South Africa (31.6° S, 26.2° E: paleocoordinates 62.1° S, 8.2° W)

• coordinate based on unpublished field data

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

Environment/lithology: lacustrine - small; mudstone and shale

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 23143: authorized by Hallie Sims, entered by Heather Lindon on 10.07.2002, edited by Jered Karr and Matthew Clapham

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• habitat described as "Sphenobaiera closed woodland" (Anderson and Anderson 2000 (ref. 6625))
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unclassified
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Kannaskopifolia sp.1, Halleyoctenis sp.1, Rissikianthus sp.1, Switzianthus sp.1, Fredianthus sp.1, Kannaskoppianthus sp.1, Luthanthus sp.1, Rissikistrobus sp.1, Hamshawvia sp.1, Dordrechtites sp.1, Avatia sp.1, Fredlindia sp.1, Lindtheca sp.1, Gypsistrobus sp.1, Hystricia sp.1, Matatia sp.1, Pteridophyta indet.1
Pteridophyta indet.1 Haeckel 1875
Lycopsida
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Lycopsida indet.1
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
Equisetopsida
 Pinidae - Pinidae
Pagiophyllum sp.1
Pagiophyllum sp.1 Heer 1881
Peltaspermopsida
 Peltaspermales - Peltaspermaceae
Lepidopteris sp.1, Peltaspermum sp.1
Lepidopteris sp.1 Schimper 1869
Peltaspermum sp.1 Harris 1937
Cycadeoideopsida
 Cycadeoideales -
Yabeiella sp.1
Yabeiella sp.1 Oishi 1931
Gymnospermopsida
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Gymnospermopsida indet.1
 Corystospermales - Corystospermaceae
Umkomasia sp.1, Pteruchus sp.1, Dicroidium sp.1, Fanerotheca sp.1
Umkomasia sp.1 Thomas 1933
Pteruchus sp.1 Thomas 1933
Dicroidium sp.1 Gothan 1912
Fanerotheca sp.1 Frenguelli 1944
Hepaticae
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Thallites sp.1
Thallites sp.1 Walton 1925 liverwort
 Marchantiales - Marchantiaceae
Marchantites sp.1
Marchantites sp.1 Brongniart 1849 liverwort
Pinopsida
 Pinales -
Heidiphyllum sp.1
Heidiphyllum sp.1 Retallack 1981
 Coniferales -
Fraxinopsis sp.1
Fraxinopsis sp.1 Wieland 1929
 Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Rissikia sp.1
Rissikia sp.1 Townrow 1967 podocarp
 Bennettitales -
Cycadolepis sp.1
Cycadolepis sp.1 Saporta 1875
Cycadopsida
 Cycadales - Nilssoniaceae
Pseudoctenis sp.1
Pseudoctenis sp.1 Seward 1911 cycads
 Cycadales -
Taeniopteris sp.1
Taeniopteris sp.1 Brongniart 1828 cycads
Kurtziana
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Kurtziana sp.1
Kurtziana sp.1 Frenguelli 1942
Ginkgoopsida
 Ginkgoales - Ginkgoaceae
Stachyopitys sp.1
Stachyopitys sp.1 Schenk 1867
 Ginkgoales -
Sphenobaiera sp.1
Sphenobaiera sp.1 Florin 1936
Ginkgoites
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Ginkgoites sp.1
Ginkgoites sp.1 Seward 1919
Insecta
 Dicondylia -
Moltenophlebia lindae n. gen. n. sp.2
Moltenophlebia lindae n. gen. n. sp.2 Deregnaucourt et al. 2021 winged insect
PRE/F/20522, 10626, 10615
 Dicondylia - Triadotypidae
"Reisia rieki" = Triassologus biseriatus3
"Reisia rieki" = Triassologus biseriatus3 Riek 1976 winged insect
PRE/F/10616
 Orthoptera - Proparagryllacrididae
Proparagryllacrididae indet.4, Dordrechtia aasvoelbergensis n. sp.4
Proparagryllacrididae indet.4 Riek 1956 grasshopper
Dordrechtia aasvoelbergensis n. sp.4 Wappler 2001 grasshopper
PRE/F 10621
1Anderson and Anderson 2000; 2Deregnaucourt et al. 2021; 3Deregnaucourt et al. 2017; 4Wappler 2001