Mazenod (Lechesa) (Maz 211): Carnian, Lesotho
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Pteridophyta indet.
Haeckel 1875
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 4 individuals | ||||||||
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Polypodiopsida
- Equisetales
- Equisetaceae
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Equisetum sp.
Linnaeus 1753
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 7 individuals | ||||||||
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Pteridopsida
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Filicopsida indet.
Pfefferkorn 1976
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 4 individuals | ||||||||
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Bryopsida
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Muscites sp.
Brongniart 1828
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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 | 1 %-individuals | ||||||||
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Ginkgoopsida
- Ginkgoales
- Ginkgoaceae
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Stachyopitys sp.
Schenk 1867
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 26 individuals | ||||||||
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Ginkgoopsida
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Linguifolium sp.
Arber 1913
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 1 individual | ||||||||
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unclassified
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Ginkgoites sp.
Seward 1919
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 3 individuals | ||||||||
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Cycadopsida
- Cycadales
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Taeniopteris sp.
Brongniart 1828
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 1 %-individuals | ||||||||
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Cycadeoideopsida
- Cycadeoideales
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Yabeiella sp.
Oishi 1931
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 11 individuals | ||||||||
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Peltaspermopsida
- Peltaspermales
- Peltaspermaceae
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Antevsia sp.
Harris 1937
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 18 individuals | ||||||||
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Lepidopteris sp.
Schimper 1869
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 1 %-individuals | ||||||||
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Peltaspermum sp.
Harris 1937
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 9 individuals | ||||||||
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unclassified
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Dordrechtites sp.
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 40 individuals | ||||||||
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Gymnospermopsida
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Gymnospermopsida indet.
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 14 individuals | ||||||||
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Gymnospermopsida
- Corystospermales
- Corystospermaceae
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Dicroidium sp.
Gothan 1912
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 64 %-individuals | ||||||||
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Fanerotheca sp.
Frenguelli 1944
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 5 individuals | ||||||||
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Pteruchus sp.
Thomas 1933
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 27 individuals | ||||||||
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Umkomasia sp.
Thomas 1933
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 46 individuals | ||||||||
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Coniferales
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Fraxinopsis sp.
Wieland 1929
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 45 individuals | ||||||||
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Pinopsida
- Pinales
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Heidiphyllum sp.
Retallack 1981
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 32 %-individuals | ||||||||
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unclassified
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Clariphyllum sp.
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 1 individual | ||||||||
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Insecta
- Orthoptera
- Haglidae
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Hagla contorta
Riek 1974
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Wappler 2001 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Insecta
- Orthoptera
- Proparagryllacrididae
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Dordrechtia robusta
Riek 1976
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Wappler 2000 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| PRE/F 10912 | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Grylloblattodea
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Grylloblattida indet.
Walker 1914
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Wappler 2001 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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? Grylloblattida indet.
Walker 1914
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Wappler 2001 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
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Insecta
- Reculida
- Geinitziidae
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Fletchitzia picturata
Riek 1976
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Wappler 2001 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | Lesotho |
| Coordinates: | 29.5° South, 27.5° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 61.1° South, 3.8° 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
| Formation: | Molteno |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported | ||
| Environment: | wet floodplain | Tectonic setting: | cratonic basin |
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: | 23075 | ||
| Authorizer: | H. Sims, M. Clapham | Enterer: | H. Lindon, M. Clapham, J. Karr |
| Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | paleobotany,paleoentomology |
| Created: | 2002-07-09 06:33:37 | Last modified: | 2016-12-26 17:02:12 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2002-07-09 06:33:37 |
| 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] | |
| 52178 | T. Wappler. 2000. Triassische Insekten aus dem Karoo-Becken im südlichen Afrika. Arbeitskreis Paläontologie Hannover 28:68-84 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
| 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] | |
| 52136 | T. Wappler. 2001. Haglidae (Insecta: Orthoptera) aus der obertriassichen Molteno-Formation im südlichen Afrika. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen 222:329-352 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |