Kotys Limestone of the Lochkov Fm, Lockovian (CZE) (Devonian of Czech Republic)

Where: Prague, Czech Republic (49.5° N, 14.3° E: paleocoordinates 45.3° S, 52.9° E)

When: Monograptus uniformis, Monograptus praehercynicus, Monograptus hercynicus, Nowakia bohemica, Paranowakia intermedia, Icriodus woschmidti woschmidti, Pedavis pesavis graptolite zone, Kotys Limestone Member (Lochkov Formation), Lochkovian (419.2 - 410.8 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; gray, cherty/siliceous limestone

• "well aerated shallow subtidal zone, Benthic Assemblage 3 of Boucot."
• "light-grey thick-bedded, predominantly sparitic limestone, locally with cherts...medium to coarse bioclastic, obviously without shale intercalations and with irregular (knobly) bedding planes."

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: "The fauna shows a marked predominance of benthic forms: brachiopods and crinoids are the most important constituents, associated with less common trilobites, gastropods, bivavles, etc."

Primary reference: I. Chlupáč. 1982. The Bohemian Lower Devonian Stages. Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 55:345-400 [A. Miller/J. Sessa/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 12072: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Jocelyn Sessa on 07.10.2001

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• Table 2 records Graptolites as present, Table 3 records Conodonts as present, Table 4 Ammonoids, Table 5 Tentaculita, Table 6 Trilobites, Table 7 records selected Brachiopods. Other taxa are listed as present in the text.
unclassified
  -
Pterobranchia
 Graptoloidea - Cryptograptidae
Linograptus sp. graptolite
Conodonta
 Belodellida - Belodellidae
Belodella sp. Ethington 1959 conodont
  -
Trichonodella symmetrica Rhodes 1953 conodont
Trichonodella inconstans Ziegler 1960 conodont
 Prioniodontida - Icriodontidae
Icriodus woschmidti Ziegler 1960 conodont
Icriodus woschmidti woschmidti
Pedavis pesavis conodont
Pedavis pesavis pesavis
 Prioniodontida - Acodontidae
Acodus sp. Pander 1856 conodont
 Prioniodontida - Balognathidae
"Neoprioniodus bicurvatus" = Synprioniodina bicurvata, Lonchodina walliseri
"Neoprioniodus bicurvatus" = Synprioniodina bicurvata Branson and Mehl 1933 conodont
Lonchodina walliseri Ziegler 1960 conodont
 Prioniodontida -
"Trichonodella excavata" = Oulodus walliseri, "Ligonodina silurica" = Oulodus siluricus, "Ligonodina salopia" = Oulodus
"Trichonodella excavata" = Oulodus walliseri Ziegler 1960 conodont
"Ligonodina silurica" = Oulodus siluricus Branson and Mehl 1933 conodont
"Ligonodina salopia" = Oulodus conodont
  -
Acodina sp. Stauffer conodont
 Ozarkodinida - Spathognathodontodae
"Ozarkodina excavata" = Wurmiella excavata
"Ozarkodina excavata" = Wurmiella excavata Branson and Mehl 1933 conodont
Ozarkodina excavata excavata
 Ozarkodinida -
"Ozarkodina asymmetrica" = Ozarkodina, Ozarkodina steinhornensis, "Plectospathodus alternatus" = Ozarkodina, "Plectospathodus flexuosus" = Ozarkodina, Plectospathodus extensus, Ozarkodina typica, Ozarkodina typica, "Hindeodella confluens" = Ozarkodina confluens, Ozarkodina media, "Hindeodella priscilla" = Ozarkodina, Hindeodella equidentata, "Ozarkodina remscheidensis" = Nicollidina remscheidensis
"Ozarkodina asymmetrica" = Ozarkodina conodont
Ozarkodina steinhornensis Ziegler 1956 conodont
Ozarkodina steinhornensis repetitor
"Plectospathodus alternatus" = Ozarkodina conodont
"Plectospathodus flexuosus" = Ozarkodina conodont
Plectospathodus extensus Rhodes 1953 conodont
Ozarkodina typica Branson and Mehl 1933 conodont
Ozarkodina typica typica
Ozarkodina typica Branson and Mehl 1933 conodont
Ozarkodina typica denckmanni
"Hindeodella confluens" = Ozarkodina confluens Rhodes 1953 conodont
Ozarkodina media Walliser 1957 conodont
"Hindeodella priscilla" = Ozarkodina conodont
Hindeodella equidentata Rhodes 1953 conodont
"Ozarkodina remscheidensis" = Nicollidina remscheidensis Ziegler 1960 conodont
Ozarkodina remscheidensis remscheidensis
 Ozarkodinida - Polygnathidae
Ancyrodelloides trigonicus Bischoff and Sannemann 1958 conodont
Trilobita
 Corynexochida - Styginidae
Decoroscutellum lepidum trilobite
Decoroscutellum lepidum lepidum
Decoroscutellum lepidum trilobite
Decoroscutellum lepidum exoptatum
Paralejurus sp. Hawle and Corda 1847 trilobite
 Proetida - Proetidae
"Warburgella rugulosa" = Warburgella (Rugulites) rugulosa Alth 1874 trilobite
Warburgella rugulosa rugulosa
"Warburgella rugosa" = Warburgella (Rugulites) rugulosa rugosa Bouček 1935 trilobite
"Warburgella nalea" = Warburgella (Rugulites) rugulosa nalea Šnajdr 1980 trilobite
Pragoproetus ? globosus Přibyl 1966 trilobite
Coniproetus (Coniproetus) affinis Bouček 1933 trilobite
Coniproetus (Coniproetus) affinis paraffinis
Tropidocare index Chlupáč 1971 trilobite
Lepidoproetus (Lepidoproetus) sp. Erben 1951 trilobite
Lepidoproetus (Lepidoproetus) diademifer Chlupac and Vanek 1965 trilobite
Lepidoproetus (Lepidoproetus) diademifer diademifer
"Lepidoproetus (Lepidoproetus) lepidus" = Lepidoproetus lepidus Barrande 1846 trilobite
Lepidoproetus (Lepidoproetus) lepidus lepidus
 Proetida - Otarionidae
Otarion sp. Zenker 1833 trilobite
 Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae
 Lichida - Lichidae
"Lobopyge richteri" = Belenopyge, "Lobopyge pragensis" = Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) pragensis
"Lobopyge richteri" = Belenopyge trilobite
"Lobopyge pragensis" = Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) pragensis Bouček 1933 trilobite
 Harpetida - Harpetidae
Bohemoharpes sp. Vanek 1963 trilobite
Bohemoharpes hypsipyle Pribyl and Vanek 1986 trilobite
 Phacopida - Calymenidae
Gravicalymene hornyi Snajdr 1981 trilobite
 Phacopida - Cheiruridae
Crotalocephalina chlupaci Přibyl and Vaňek 1962 trilobite
 Phacopida - Phacopidae
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Strophodontidae
 Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
 Strophomenida - Strophonellidae
 Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
 Strophomenida - Amphistrophiidae
 Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae
 Strophomenida - Strophochonetidae
 Strophomenida -
 Orthotetida - Chilidiopsidae
"Iridostrophia umbella" = Iridistrophia, "Iridostrophia iris" = Iridistrophia
"Iridostrophia umbella" = Iridistrophia
[entered as Iridistrophia umbella]
"Iridostrophia iris" = Iridistrophia
[entered as Iridistrophia iris]
Rhynchonellata
 Atrypida - Septatrypidae
"Dubaria megaera" = Septatrypa
"Dubaria megaera" = Septatrypa
 Orthida - Dalmanellidae
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
 Pentamerida - Gypidulidae
 Rhynchonellida - Hebetoechiidae
 Rhynchonellida - Uncinulidae
 Rhynchonellida - Camarotoechiidae
 Protorthida - Skenidiidae
 Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae
 Spiriferida - Adolfiidae
 Spiriferida - Tenellodermidae
 Spiriferida - Cyrtinopsidae
 Spiriferida - Delthyrididae