Hlatimbe Valley (Hla 213): Late/Upper Triassic, South Africa
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Moltenia sp.
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 7 individuals | |||||
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Kannaskopifolia sp.
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 7 individuals | |||||
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Rissikistrobus sp.
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 5 individuals | |||||
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Hlatimbia sp.
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 2 individuals | |||||
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Pteridophyta indet.
Haeckel 1875
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 15 individuals | |||||
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Lycopsida
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Lycopsida indet.
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 3 individuals | |||||
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Polypodiopsida
- Equisetales
- Equisetaceae
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Equisetum sp.
Linnaeus 1753
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 11 individuals | |||||
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Pteridopsida
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Filicopsida indet.
Pfefferkorn 1976
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 32 %-individuals | |||||
| synonym of Pteridopsida | |||||||
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Hepaticae
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Thallites sp.
Walton 1925
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 1 individual | |||||
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Hepaticae
- Marchantiales
- Marchantiaceae
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Marchantites sp.
Brongniart 1849
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 2 individuals | |||||
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Bryopsida
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Muscites sp.
Brongniart 1828
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 3 individuals | |||||
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Pinopsida
- Pinales
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Heidiphyllum sp.
Retallack 1981
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 1 %-individuals | |||||
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Coniferales
- Podocarpaceae
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Rissikia sp.
Townrow 1967
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 2 %-individuals | |||||
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Gymnospermopsida
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Gymnospermopsida indet.
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 27 individuals | |||||
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Gymnospermopsida
- Corystospermales
- Corystospermaceae
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Fanerotheca sp.
Frenguelli 1944
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 3 individuals | |||||
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Pteruchus sp.
Thomas 1933
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 20 individuals | |||||
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Umkomasia sp.
Thomas 1933
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 32 individuals | |||||
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Dicroidium sp.
Gothan 1912
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 89 %-individuals | |||||
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Cycadeoideopsida
- Cycadeoideales
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Yabeiella sp.
Oishi 1931
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 1 %-individuals | |||||
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Gnetopsida
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Gontriglossa sp.
Anderson and Anderson 1989
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 8 individuals | |||||
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Peltaspermopsida
- Peltaspermales
- Peltaspermaceae
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Lepidopteris sp.
Schimper 1869
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 1 %-individuals | |||||
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Cycadopsida
- Pteridospermales
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Chiropteris sp.
Kurr 1845
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 2 %-individuals | |||||
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Cycadopsida
- Cycadales
- Nilssoniaceae
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Pseudoctenis sp.
Seward 1911
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 27 individuals | |||||
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Cycadopsida
- Cycadales
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Taeniopteris sp.
Brongniart 1828
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 6 individuals | |||||
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unclassified
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Kurtziana sp.
Frenguelli 1942
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 1 individual | |||||
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Ginkgoopsida
- Ginkgoales
- Ginkgoaceae
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Stachyopitys sp.
Schenk 1867
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 2 individuals | |||||
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Ginkgoopsida
- Ginkgoales
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Sphenobaiera sp.
Florin 1936
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 49 individuals | |||||
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Geography
| Country: | South Africa | State/province: | Kwazulu-Natal |
| Coordinates: | 29.5° South, 29.5° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 51.4° South, 1.5° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
Time
| Period: | Triassic | Epoch: | Late/Upper Triassic |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Triassic 3-4 | ||
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Triassic | ||
| Age range of interval: | 237.00000 - 201.40000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Molteno |
| Regional section: | Karoo Basin |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | gray "shale" |
| Lithology description: "medium dark grey, irregularly laminated shale" (Anderson and Anderson 1985 (ref. 6188)) | |
| Environment: | "channel" |
| Geology comments: "abandoned channel" (Anderson and Anderson 1985 (ref. 6188)) | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | mold/impression |
| 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: | 23015 | ||
| Authorizer: | H. Sims | Enterer: | H. Lindon |
| Modifier: | J. Cassara | Research group: | paleobotany |
| Created: | 2002-07-08 09:10:55 | Last modified: | 2004-04-27 17:21:10 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2002-07-08 09:10:55 |
| 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] |