Cyphergat (Cyp 111): Carnian, South Africa

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Kannaskopifolia sp.
Anderson and Anderson 2000 90 %-individuals
Insecta - Reculida - Geinitziidae
Fletchitzia sp. Riek 1976
Wappler 2001 2 specimens
Insecta - Orthoptera - Haglidae
Hagla contorta Riek 1974
Wappler 2001 1 specimen
recombined as Afrohagla contorta
PRE/F 22343
Voliopus margueritae n. sp. Wappler 2001
Wappler 2001 1 specimen
PRE/F 22342 (1 measurement)
unclassified
Pteridophyta indet. Haeckel 1875
Anderson and Anderson 2000 3 individuals
Pteridopsida
Filicopsida indet. Pfefferkorn 1976
Anderson and Anderson 2000 60 individuals
synonym of Pteridopsida
Polypodiopsida - Equisetales - Equisetaceae
Equisetum sp. Linnaeus 1753
Anderson and Anderson 2000 1 individual
Pinopsida - Pinales
Heidiphyllum sp. Retallack 1981
Anderson and Anderson 2000 24 %-individuals
Voltziopsida - Voltziales - Voltziaceae
Telemachus sp. Anderson 1978
Anderson and Anderson 2000 5 individuals
Bryopsida
Muscites sp. Brongniart 1828
Anderson and Anderson 2000 6 individuals
Hepaticae - Marchantiales - Marchantiaceae
Marchantites sp. Brongniart 1849
Anderson and Anderson 2000 1 %-individuals
Gymnospermopsida
Gymnospermopsida indet.
Anderson and Anderson 2000 6 individuals
Gymnospermopsida - Corystospermales - Corystospermaceae
Umkomasia sp. Thomas 1933
Anderson and Anderson 2000 2 individuals
Dicroidium sp. Gothan 1912
Anderson and Anderson 2000 75 %-individuals
Fanerotheca sp. Frenguelli 1944
Anderson and Anderson 2000 1 individual
Ginkgoopsida - Ginkgoales - Ginkgoaceae
Stachyopitys sp. Schenk 1867
Anderson and Anderson 2000 44 individuals
Cycadopsida - Pteridospermales
Chiropteris sp. Kurr 1845
Anderson and Anderson 2000 20 individuals
Cycadopsida - Cycadales
Taeniopteris sp. Brongniart 1828
Anderson and Anderson 2000 2 individuals
see common names

Geography
Country:South Africa State/province:Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 31.5° South, 26.4° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:62.2° South, 7.8° West
Basis of coordinate:unpublished field data
Time
Period:Triassic Epoch:Late/Upper Triassic
Stage:Carnian 10 m.y. bin:Triassic 3
Key time interval:Carnian
Age range of interval:237.00000 - 227.00000 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 open woodland" (Anderson and Anderson 2000 (ref. 6625))
Metadata
Database number:23131
Authorizer:H. Sims, M. Clapham Enterer:H. Lindon, J. Karr, M. Clapham
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:paleobotany,paleoentomology
Created:2002-07-10 05:04:39 Last modified:2016-12-26 17:03:35
Access level:the public Released:2002-07-10 05:04:39
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]
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]
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]