Matatiele (Mat 111): Carnian, South Africa

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Pteridophyta indet. Haeckel 1875
Anderson and Anderson 2000 10 individuals
Lycopsida
Lycopsida indet.
Anderson and Anderson 2000 1 individual
Polypodiopsida - Equisetales - Equisetaceae
Equisetum sp. Linnaeus 1753
Anderson and Anderson 2000 20 individuals
Hepaticae
Thallites sp. Walton 1925
Anderson and Anderson 2000 1 individual
Bryopsida
Muscites sp. Brongniart 1828
Anderson and Anderson 2000 1 individual
Ginkgoopsida - Ginkgoales
Sphenobaiera sp. Florin 1936
Anderson and Anderson 2000 18 individuals
Ginkgoopsida - Ginkgoales - Ginkgoaceae
Stachyopitys sp. Schenk 1867
Anderson and Anderson 2000 31 individuals
unclassified
Kannaskoppianthus sp.
Anderson and Anderson 2000 3 individuals
Halleyoctenis sp.
Anderson and Anderson 2000 8 specimens
Ginkgoites sp. Seward 1919
Anderson and Anderson 2000 25 individuals
Cycadopsida - Cycadales
Taeniopteris sp. Brongniart 1828
Anderson and Anderson 2000 2 %-individuals
Cycadopsida - Cycadales - Nilssoniaceae
Pseudoctenis sp. Seward 1911
Anderson and Anderson 2000 12 individuals
unclassified
Kurtziana sp. Frenguelli 1942
Anderson and Anderson 2000 3 individuals
Cycadeoideopsida - Cycadeoideales
Yabeiella sp. Oishi 1931
Anderson and Anderson 2000 2 individuals
unclassified
Jungites sp.
Anderson and Anderson 2000 18 specimens
Peltaspermopsida - Peltaspermales - Peltaspermaceae
Lepidopteris sp. Schimper 1869
Anderson and Anderson 2000 1 %-individuals
Peltaspermum sp. Harris 1937
Anderson and Anderson 2000 4 individuals
Gnetopsida
Gontriglossa sp. Anderson and Anderson 1989
Anderson and Anderson 2000 30 specimens
Gymnospermopsida
Gymnospermopsida indet.
Anderson and Anderson 2000 18 individuals
Gymnospermopsida - Corystospermales - Corystospermaceae
Dicroidium sp. Gothan 1912
Anderson and Anderson 2000 89 %-individuals
unclassified
Kannaskopifolia sp.
Anderson and Anderson 2000 2 %-individuals
Gymnospermopsida - Corystospermales - Corystospermaceae
Fanerotheca sp. Frenguelli 1944
Anderson and Anderson 2000 6 individuals
Pteruchus sp. Thomas 1933
Anderson and Anderson 2000 84 individuals
unclassified
Switzianthus sp.
Anderson and Anderson 2000 1 individual
Gymnospermopsida - Corystospermales - Corystospermaceae
Umkomasia sp. Thomas 1933
Anderson and Anderson 2000 75 individuals
Voltziopsida - Voltziales - Voltziaceae
Telemachus sp. Anderson 1978
Anderson and Anderson 2000 12 individuals
unclassified
Matatia sp.
Anderson and Anderson 2000 6 individuals
Pinopsida - Pinales
Heidiphyllum sp. Retallack 1981
Anderson and Anderson 2000 4 %-individuals
Insecta - Orthoptera - Proparagryllacrididae
Dordrechtia robusta Riek 1976
Wappler 2001 2 specimens
see common names

Geography
Country:South Africa State/province:Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 30.5° South, 29.0° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:62.7° South, 2.7° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period: Triassic Epoch: Late Triassic
Stage: Carnian 10 m.y. bin: Triassic 3
Key time interval: Carnian
Age range of interval: 237 - 227 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Karoo Basin Formation:Molteno
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: "shale"
Secondary lithology: mudstone
Environment:"floodplain" Tectonic setting:cratonic basin
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:mold/impression,adpression
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Taxonomic list comments:habitat described as "Dicroidium riparian forest (immature)" (Anderson and Anderson 2000 (ref. 6625))
Metadata
Database number:23004
Authorizer:H. Sims, M. Clapham Enterer:H. Lindon, J. Karr
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:paleobotany,paleoentomology
Created:2002-07-08 06:28:00 Last modified:2016-12-26 17:01:52
Access level:the public Released:2002-07-08 06:28:00
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
6624. 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]

Secondary references:

6625 J. M. Anderson and H. M. Anderson. 2000. Table 35 Molteno vegetative genera, phytosociological table. [H. Sims/H. Lindon/J. Cassara]
37214 T. Wappler. 2001. New orthopteroid insects from the Upper Triassic Molteno Formation, Karoo Basin, southern Africa. Acta Geologica Leopoldensia 24(52/53):87-104 [M. Clapham/J. Karr/M. Clapham]