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Witteburg - Kweekvlei Shale, Western Cape, South Africa
Group | Witteburg |
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Formation | Kweekvlei Shale |
Age: | 393 - 359 Ma Devonian |
Interval | Middle Devonian - Late Devonian |
Lithology | conglomerate |
Number of Collections | 3 |
Number of Occurrences | 5 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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Kaffirskraal | Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa | Witteburg - Kweekvlei Shale |
Klipfontein | Central Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa | Witteburg - Kweekvlei Shale |
Rondekop | Central Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa | Witteburg - Kweekvlei Shale |
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 |
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!