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Kranskraal, Free State, South Africa
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | -29.0317,26.4003 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
| Given Location | Free State, South Africa |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Free State, South Africa |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kranskraal | Broom R. (1937) | Beaufort - Normandien | "Kitching (1977) listed the type of C. helmoedi in his entry for Kranskraal, and stated that the stratigraphic section on the farm is highly attenuated with the rocks exposed referable to his Cistecephalus and/or Daptocephalus zones. In current terms, this would correspond to the Normandien Formation, and would represent the lower Daptocephalus Assemblage Zone (AZ) of Viglietti et al. (2016), which is Lopingian in age." (Angielczyk & Kammerer 2017) Maximum date for the zone from Rubidge e | not reported | 259.9 - 252.17 Ma Permian |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Compsodon helmoedispecies | Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Compsodon : Compsodon helmoedi | 259.9 - 252.17 Ma Permian |
 Rhachiocephalus magnusspecies | Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Rhachiocephalidae : Rhachiocephalus : Rhachiocephalus magnus | 259.9 - 252.17 Ma Permian |
References
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!
