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Klein Vogelstruisfontein , Xhariep District Municipality, Free State, South Africa
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -30.3042,25.85 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on political unit |
Given Location | Free State, South Africa |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Xhariep District Municipality, Free State, South Africa |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Klein Vogelstruisfontein (Bethulie District) | Carroll R. L., Lindsay W. (1985) | Beaufort | No stratigraphic data are given in the primary reference. The geographic position of the locality (if correct) suggests that is is in an horizon equivalent to the Katberg or the Burgersdorp Fm. (undivided strata of the Tarkastad Subgroup; see map in fig. 24 in Catuneanu et al., 2005, Afr. J. Earth Sci. 43(1-3)) and within the Lystrosaurus Assemblage Zone (see map in fig. 1 in Rubidge et al., 1995, SACS Biostrat. Ser. 1). Furthermore, Cisneros (2008, Paleoworld 17(2)) states that "The occurrence | "siliciclastic" | 252.17 - 247.2 Ma Phanerozoic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Procolophon trigoniceps species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Procolophonidae : Procolophon : Procolophon trigoniceps | 252.17 - 247.2 Ma Phanerozoic |
References
Carroll R. L., Lindsay W. (1985) Cranial anatomy of the primitive reptile Procolophon, Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 22 11, 1571-1587 |
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!