Aasvoelberg (Aas 311): Carnian, South Africa

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Kannaskopifolia sp.
Anderson and Anderson 2000 26 individuals
Kannaskoppianthus sp.
Anderson and Anderson 2000 4 individuals
Eosteria sp.
Anderson and Anderson 2000 12 individuals
Dordrechtites sp.
Anderson and Anderson 2000 35 individuals
Pinopsida - Pinales
Heidiphyllum sp. Retallack 1981
Anderson and Anderson 2000 99 %-individuals
Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Rissikia sp. Townrow 1967
Anderson and Anderson 2000 1 individual
unclassified
Pteridophyta indet. Haeckel 1875
Anderson and Anderson 2000 4 individuals
Pteridopsida
Filicopsida indet. Pfefferkorn 1976
Anderson and Anderson 2000 2 individuals
synonym of Pteridopsida
Cycadopsida - Pteridospermales
Chiropteris sp. Kurr 1845
Anderson and Anderson 2000 1 individual
Ginkgoopsida - Ginkgoales
Sphenobaiera sp. Florin 1936
Anderson and Anderson 2000 9 individuals
Hepaticae - Marchantiales - Marchantiaceae
Marchantites sp. Brongniart 1849
Anderson and Anderson 2000 13 individuals
Bryopsida
Muscites sp. Brongniart 1828
Anderson and Anderson 2000 18 individuals
Gymnospermopsida
Gymnospermopsida indet.
Anderson and Anderson 2000 7 individuals
Gymnospermopsida - Corystospermales - Corystospermaceae
Dicroidium sp. Gothan 1912
Anderson and Anderson 2000 15 individuals
Insecta - Reculida - Geinitziidae
Fletchitzia picturata Riek 1976
Wappler 2000 1 specimen
PRE/F 18999
Insecta - Orthoptera - Haglidae
Hagla informal sp. 1 Giebel 1856
Wappler 2001 1 specimen
PRE/F 19113
    = Afrohagla sp. Gorochov 1990
Wappler 2001
see common names

Geography
Country:South Africa State/province:Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 31.5° South, 26.2° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:62.1° South, 8.2° 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Basis of coordinate:unpublished field data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:Stormberg Formation:Molteno
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:lacustrine - small 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 "Heidiphyllum thicket" (Anderson and Anderson 2000 (ref. 6625))
Metadata
Database number:23259
Authorizer:H. Sims, M. Clapham Enterer:H. Lindon, M. Clapham, J. Karr
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:paleobotany,paleoentomology
Created:2002-07-11 05:26:24 Last modified:2016-12-26 17:05:59
Access level:the public Released:2002-07-11 05:26:24
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]