Where: Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa (29.5° S, 30.0° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 60.0° S, 22.1° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Volksrust Formation (Upper Ecca Group), Roadian to Roadian (272.3 - 259.5 Ma)

• "The Cedara and Lawley megaplant assemblages clearly fall between those derived from the M. Ecca and Estcourt Fm. in composition. They thus represent the Upper Ecca (or lowest Beaufort), though they cannot be readily placed lithostratigraphically." (Anderson and Anderson 1985 (ref. 6188))

Environment/lithology: deltaic; gray, yellow shale

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Reposited in the BPI

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

• collection was made by H. Anderson 1969-71

Primary reference: 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]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 14251: authorized by Hallie Sims, entered by Heather Lindon on 29.05.2002

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