Telemaghus Spruit (Tel 111): Late/Upper Triassic, South Africa

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Kannaskopifolia sp.
Anderson and Anderson 2000 30 individuals
Kannaskoppianthus sp.
Anderson and Anderson 2000 4 individuals
Eosteria sp.
Anderson and Anderson 2000 8 individuals
Odyssianthus sp.
Anderson and Anderson 2000 2 individuals
Arachnida - Araneae
Triassaraneus andersonorum Selden 1999
Selden et al. 2009 1 specimen
PRE/F 17234
unclassified
Pteridophyta indet. Haeckel 1875
Anderson and Anderson 2000 7 individuals
Pteridopsida
Filicopsida indet. Pfefferkorn 1976
Anderson and Anderson 2000 58 individuals
synonym of Pteridopsida
Polypodiopsida - Equisetales - Equisetaceae
Equisetum sp. Linnaeus 1753
Anderson and Anderson 2000 48 individuals
Pinopsida - Pinales
Heidiphyllum sp. Retallack 1981
Anderson and Anderson 2000 98 %-individuals
Voltziopsida - Voltziales - Voltziaceae
Telemachus sp. Anderson 1978
Anderson and Anderson 2000 40 individuals
Hepaticae - Marchantiales - Marchantiaceae
Marchantites sp. Brongniart 1849
Anderson and Anderson 2000 1 %-individuals
Gymnospermopsida
Gymnospermopsida indet.
Anderson and Anderson 2000 12 individuals
Gymnospermopsida - Corystospermales - Corystospermaceae
Dicroidium sp. Gothan 1912
Anderson and Anderson 2000 6 %-individuals
Pteruchus sp. Thomas 1933
Anderson and Anderson 2000 1 individual
Fanerotheca sp. Frenguelli 1944
Anderson and Anderson 2000 2 individuals
Peltaspermopsida - Peltaspermales - Peltaspermaceae
Peltaspermum sp. Harris 1937
Anderson and Anderson 2000 14 individuals
Lepidopteris sp. Schimper 1869
Anderson and Anderson 2000 1 %-individuals
unclassified
Ginkgoites sp. Seward 1919
Anderson and Anderson 2000 23 individuals
Ginkgoopsida - Ginkgoales - Ginkgoaceae
Stachyopitys sp. Schenk 1867
Anderson and Anderson 2000 45 individuals
Cycadopsida - Pteridospermales
Chiropteris sp. Kurr 1845
Anderson and Anderson 2000 1 individual
Cycadopsida - Cycadales
Taeniopteris sp. Brongniart 1828
Anderson and Anderson 2000 2 %-individuals
see common names

Geography
Country:South Africa State/province:Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 31.1° South, 26.8° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:51.7° South, 3.0° West
Basis of coordinate:unpublished field data
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
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 "Heidiphyllum thicket" (Anderson and Anderson 2000 (ref. 6625))
Metadata
Database number:23175
Authorizer:H. Sims, M. Clapham Enterer:H. Lindon, M. Clapham
Modifier:J. Cassara Research group:paleobotany
Created:2002-07-10 09:01:25 Last modified:2004-05-07 17:48:18
Access level:the public Released:2002-07-10 09:01:25
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]
47404 P. A. Selden, H. M. Anderson, and J. M. Anderson. 2009. A review of the fossil record of spiders (Araneae) with special reference to Africa, and description of a new specimen from the Triassic Molteno Formation of South Africa. African Invertebrates 50:105-116 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]