Where: Western Cape, South Africa (33.2° S, 22.6° E)
• Paleocoordinates: 54.2° S, 30.0° W (Wright 2013)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Waterford Formation (Upper Ecca Group), Wordian to Wordian (266.9 - 259.5 Ma)
Environment/lithology:
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression
Collection methods: collection was made by Roy Oosthuizen 1962-82, it resides at Montagu Museum in Klaarstroom
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 14327: authorized by Hallie Sims, entered by Heather Lindon on 31.05.2002
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
Polypodiopsida | |
Asterotheca sp. Presl 1845 | |
Arberiopsida | |