Greenvale (Gre 121) (Triassic of South Africa)

Where: Eastern Cape, South Africa (31.5° S, 27.0° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 53.5° S, 5.2° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

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

Environment/lithology: "floodplain"; gray shale

• "shallow water, back swamp area of flood plain" (Anderson and Anderson 1985 (ref. 6188))
• "medium grey, irregularly laminated shale" (Anderson and Anderson 1985 (ref. 6188))

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 23172: authorized by Hallie Sims, entered by Heather Lindon on 10.07.2002

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Taxonomic list

• habitat described as "Heidiphyllum thicket" (Anderson and Anderson 2000 (ref. 6625))
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unclassified
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Dejerseya sp., Kannaskopifolia sp., Kannaskoppianthus sp.
Gymnospermopsida
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Gymnospermopsida indet.
 Corystospermales - Corystospermaceae
Dicroidium sp.
Dicroidium sp. Gothan 1912
unclassified
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Pteridophyta indet.
Pteridophyta indet. Haeckel 1875
Polypodiopsida
 Equisetales - Equisetidae
Equisetum sp.
Equisetum sp. Linnaeus 1753 horsetail
Pteridopsida
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"Filicopsida indet." = Pteridopsida
"Filicopsida indet." = Pteridopsida Ritgen 1828
Pinopsida
 Pinales -
Heidiphyllum sp.
Heidiphyllum sp. Retallack 1981
Voltziopsida
 Voltziales - Voltziaceae
Telemachus sp.
Telemachus sp. Anderson 1978
Hepaticae
 Marchantiales - Marchantiaceae
Marchantites sp.
Marchantites sp. Brongniart 1849 liverwort