Tina Bridge (Tin 121) (Triassic of South Africa)

Also known as Mount Fletcher C-MF

Where: Eastern Cape, South Africa (30.7° S, 28.5° E: paleocoordinates 62.6° S, 3.7° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

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

Environment/lithology: lacustrine - small; 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 23170: authorized by Hallie Sims, entered by Heather Lindon on 10.07.2002, edited by Matthew Clapham and Jered Karr

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Taxonomic list

• habitat described as "Sphenobaiera closed woodland" (Anderson and Anderson 2000 (ref. 6625))
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unclassified
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Avatia sp.1
Insecta
 Reculida - Geinitziidae
"Fletchizia picturata n. sp." = Fletchitzia picturata2
"Fletchizia picturata n. sp." = Fletchitzia picturata2 Riek 1976 winged insect
 Orthoptera - Xenopteridae
Lutheria dewetii3
Lutheria dewetii3 Wappler 2001 grasshopper
Gymnospermopsida
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Gymnospermopsida indet.1
 Corystospermales - Corystospermaceae
Fanerotheca sp.1, Dicroidium sp.1
Fanerotheca sp.1 Frenguelli 1944
Dicroidium sp.1 Gothan 1912
Cycadeoideopsida
 Cycadeoideales -
Yabeiella sp.1
Yabeiella sp.1 Oishi 1931
Peltaspermopsida
 Peltaspermales - Peltaspermaceae
Lepidopteris sp.1
Lepidopteris sp.1 Schimper 1869
 Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Rissikia sp.1
Rissikia sp.1 Townrow 1967 podocarp
 Coniferales -
Fraxinopsis sp.1
Fraxinopsis sp.1 Wieland 1929
Pinopsida
 Pinales -
Heidiphyllum sp.1
Heidiphyllum sp.1 Retallack 1981
unclassified
  -
Pteridophyta indet.1
Pteridophyta indet.1 Haeckel 1875
Polypodiopsida
 Equisetales - Equisetidae
Equisetum sp.1
Equisetum sp.1 Linnaeus 1753 horsetail
Cycadopsida
 Cycadales -
Taeniopteris sp.1
Taeniopteris sp.1 Brongniart 1828 cycads
Ginkgoopsida
 Ginkgoales - Ginkgoaceae
Stachyopitys sp.1
Stachyopitys sp.1 Schenk 1867
 Ginkgoales -
Sphenobaiera sp.1
Sphenobaiera sp.1 Florin 1936
1Anderson and Anderson 2000; 2Aristov et al. 2009; 3Wappler 2001