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Middelwater a , Central Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -33.1667,22.5 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Western Cape, South Africa |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Central Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Droekloof (road cutting) | Anderson J. M., Anderson H. M. (1985) | Witteburg - Waaipoort Shale | conglomerate | 393.3 - 358.9 Ma Devonian | |
Droekloof (watering place) | Anderson J. M., Anderson H. M. (1985) | Witteburg - Waaipoort Shale | conglomerate | 393.3 - 358.9 Ma Devonian | |
Middelwater a (RO) | Anderson J. M., Anderson H. M. (1985) | Witteberg - Weltevrede | conglomerate | 393.3 - 358.9 Ma Devonian | |
Middelwater b (JL 93) | Anderson J. M., Anderson H. M. (1985) | Witteberg - Weltevrede | conglomerate | 393.3 - 358.9 Ma Devonian |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Praeramunculus sp. genus | Progymnospermopsida : Praeramunculus | 393.3 - 358.9 Ma Devonian |
Archaeosigillaria sp. genus | Plantae : Lycopodiophyta : Archaeosigillaria | 393.3 - 358.9 Ma Devonian |
Haplostigma sp. genus | Plantae : Pteridophyta : Haplostigma | 393.3 - 358.9 Ma Devonian |
References
Anderson J. M., Anderson H. M. (1985) , Palaeoflora of Southern Africa. Prodromus of South African Megafloras Devonian to Lower Cretaceous, 1-423 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!