Herbertsdale (2 mls. E) (Her 111): Berriasian - Late Valanginian, South Africa
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Polypodiopsida
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Cladophlebis herbertsdalensis
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50 %-specimens | ||||||
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Coniferales
- Podocarpaceae
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Podocarpus informal sp. A
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2 %-specimens | ||||||
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Cycadopsida
- Cycadales
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Taeniopteris herbertsdalensis
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48 %-specimens | ||||||
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Geography
| Country: | South Africa | State/province: | Western Cape |
| Coordinates: | 34.0° South, 22.0° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 42.9° South, 15.3° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Early Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Berriasian - Valanginian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 1 |
| Key time interval: | Berriasian - Late Valanginian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 145 - 132.6 m.y. ago |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | mold/impression |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | survey of museum collection |
| Collection size: | 50 specimens |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: collection resides at the South African Museum (SAM) in Cape Town | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 38315 | ||
| Authorizer: | H. Sims | Enterer: | J. Cassara |
| Modifier: | G. Varnham | Research group: | paleobotany |
| Created: | 2004-04-19 17:16:20 | Last modified: | 2022-04-04 08:45:41 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-04-19 17:16:20 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 6188. | J. M. Anderson and H. M. Anderson. 1985. Palaeoflora of Southern Africa. Prodromus of South African Megafloras Devonian to Lower Cretaceous 1-423 [P. Gensel/P. Gensel/P. Wagner] |