Colesberg, Goede Hoop: Induan, South Africa
collected by A. J. Hesse, C. W. Thorpe 1935

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Rhytidosteidae
Pneumatostega potamia Cosgriff and Zawiskie 1979
1 individual
SAM 11188, partial skull and postcrania
see common names

Geography
Country:South Africa State/province:Northern Cape County:Pixley ka Seme
Coordinates: 30.7° South, 25.1° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:64.2° South, 21.8° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Time
Period:Triassic Epoch:Early/Lower Triassic
Stage:Induan 10 m.y. bin:Triassic 1
Key time interval:Induan Other zone: Lystrosaurus Assemblage Zone
Age range of interval:251.90200 - 251.20000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:pebbly conglomerate
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:medium
Fragmentation:frequent
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:chemical,survey of museum collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collectors:A. J. Hesse, C. W. Thorpe Collection dates:1935
Collection method comments: SAM: South African Museum, Cape Town
Metadata
Database number:144129
Authorizer:R. Butler Enterer:R. Butler
Research group:vertebrate
Created:2013-05-01 02:15:15 Last modified:2013-04-30 11:15:15
Access level:the public Released:2013-05-01 02:15:15
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
46610. J. W. Cosgriff and J. M. Zawiskie. 1979. A new species of the Rhytidosteidae from the Lystrosaurus Zone and a review of the Rhytidosteoidea. Palaeontologia Africana 22:1-27 [R. Butler/R. Butler]