Waldeck (Wal 111): Late Triassic, South Africa
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Jeanjacquesia sp.
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 1 individual | |||||
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Cycadeoideopsida
- Cycadeoideales
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Yabeiella sp.
Oishi 1931
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 20 individuals | |||||
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Peltaspermopsida
- Peltaspermales
- Peltaspermaceae
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Lepidopteris sp.
Schimper 1869
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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 | 11 individuals | |||||
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Gymnospermopsida
- Corystospermales
- Corystospermaceae
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Dicroidium sp.
Gothan 1912
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 92 %-individuals | |||||
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Fanerotheca sp.
Frenguelli 1944
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 24 individuals | |||||
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Cycadopsida
- Cycadales
- Nilssoniaceae
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Pseudoctenis sp.
Seward 1911
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 2 individuals | |||||
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Cycadopsida
- Cycadales
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Taeniopteris sp.
Brongniart 1828
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 3 %-individuals | |||||
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Ginkgoopsida
- Ginkgoales
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Sphenobaiera sp.
Florin 1936
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 3 %-individuals | |||||
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Ginkgoopsida
- Ginkgoales
- Ginkgoaceae
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Stachyopitys sp.
Schenk 1867
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 21 individuals | |||||
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unclassified
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Ginkgoites sp.
Seward 1919
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 2 %-individuals | |||||
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Coniferales
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Fraxinopsis sp.
Wieland 1929
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Anderson and Anderson 2000 | 12 individuals | |||||
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Geography
| Country: | South Africa | State/province: | Eastern Cape |
| Coordinates: | 31.2° South, 28.4° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 53.8° South, 7.2° East (Wright 2013) | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | unpublished field data |
Time
| Period: | Triassic | Epoch: | Late Triassic |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Triassic 3-4 | ||
| Key time interval: | Late Triassic | ||
| Age range of interval: | 237 - 201.4 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Molteno |
| Regional section: | Karoo Basin |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | planar lamination,gray "shale" |
| Lithology description: "light olive grey to medium grey, very well laminated shale" (Anderson and Anderson 1985 (ref. 6188)) | |
| Environment: | lacustrine indet. |
| Geology comments: "transient lake in back swamp" (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 "Sphenobaiera closed woodland" (Anderson and Anderson 2000 (ref. 6625)) | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 23167 | ||
| Authorizer: | H. Sims | Enterer: | H. Lindon |
| Modifier: | J. Cassara | Research group: | paleobotany |
| Created: | 2002-07-10 08:34:27 | Last modified: | 2025-02-22 15:12:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2002-07-10 08:34:27 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC0 |
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] |