Kundratice, Czech Republic (Oligocene of Czech Republic)

Also known as Kundratice, North Bohemia

Where: Czech Republic (50.5° N, 13.5° E: paleocoordinates 50.1° N, 9.8° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Rupelian (33.9 - 28.1 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; poorly lithified, diatomaceous, black, brown, gray, yellow, carbonaceous claystone and poorly lithified, diatomaceous, brown claystone

• Active volcanic landscape with lake basins results in lake beds interlayered with various volcanic flows and tuffs.
• Within collection area there are two adjacent matrices. (1) Well bedded bituminous diatomaceous claystone, (Brandschiefer), generally yellow-brown and oxidized, but grading to dark brown and gray black with better preservation. (2)unbedded, light brown diatomite (here listed as lithology 2, claystone, in absence of "diatomite" category)

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: mold/impression, adpression, charcoalification, original carbon

Collection methods: quarrying, mechanical,

Primary reference: Z. Kvacek and H. Walther. 1998. The Oligocene Volcanic Flora of Kundratice near Litomerice, Ceske Stredohori Volcanic Complex (Czech Republic) - A review. Sbornik Narodniho Muzea v Praze, Rada B - Prirodni Vedy (Acta Musei Nationalis Pragae, Series B, Historia Naturalis) 54(1-2):1-43 [B. Tiffney/B. Tiffney/B. Tiffney]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 31643: authorized by Bruce Tiffney, entered by Bruce Tiffney on 20.05.2003, edited by Julia Fosdick and Matthew Clapham

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Insecta
 Odonata - Aeshnidae
Kvacekia infuscata n. gen. n. sp.
Kvacekia infuscata n. gen. n. sp. Prokop and Nel 2002 darner dragonfly
CGH P1193
unclassified
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Pinopsida
 Pinales - Taxaceae
Magnoliopsida
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Angiospermae
 Nymphaeales - Cabombaceae
cf. Dusembaya sp. Dorofeev 1973
 Magnoliales - Magnoliaceae
Magnolia sp. Linnaeus 1753 magnolia
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"Monocotyledonae indet." = Monocotyledoneae
"Monocotyledonae indet." = Monocotyledoneae
 Fagales - Juglandaceae
 Fagales - Betulaceae
Carpinus grandis Unger 1845 hornbeam
Alnus sp. Miller 1754 alder
Alnus kefersteinii Göppert 1837 alder
Betula sp. Linnaeus 1753 birch
Ostrya atlantidis hophornbeam
 Fabales - Fabaceae
"Leguminosae indet." = Fabaceae, "Leguminosae indet." = Fabaceae, "Palaeolobium" sp. 1, "Palaeolobium" sp. 2
"Leguminosae indet." = Fabaceae Lindley 1836 legume
5 unspecified forms are present
"Leguminosae indet." = Fabaceae Lindley 1836 legume
"Palaeolobium" sp. 1 Unger 1850 legume
"Palaeolobium" sp. 2 Unger 1850 legume
 Malpighiales - Salicaceae
 Rosales - Pomaceae
cf. Crataegus sp. Linnaeus 1753 hawthorn
 Rosales - Mimosaceae
 Rosales - Rosaceae
 Rosales - Ulmaceae
Ulmus sp. Linnaeus 1753 elm
Celtis sp. Linnaeus 1753 hackberry
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
? Acer sp. Linnaeus 1753 maple
both flower and fruit/seed are present
"Acer cf. tricuspidatum" = Acer trilobatum Sternberg 1825 maple
 Sapindales - Simaroubaceae
Ailanthus sp. Desfontaines 1786
 Malvales - Tiliaceae
 Vitales - Vitaceae
 Laurales - Lauraceae
laurophyllum sp. Göppert 1853 laurel
Daphnogene cinnamomifolia laurel
forms cinnamomifolia and lanceolata both present
 Ranunculales - Menispermaceae
Menispermaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789
 Proteales - Platanaceae
Platanus neptuni Buzek et al. 1967 plane tree
 Saxifragales - Cercidiphyllaceae
Cercidiphyllum crenatum Brown 1935 katsura
 Lamiales - Oleaceae
Fraxinus sp. Linnaeus 1753 ash
 Gentianales - Apocynaceae
Apocynospermum striatum Reid and Chandler 1926 dogbane
 Aquifoliales - Aquifoliaceae
 Cornales - Cornaceae
Cornus studeri Heer 1859 dogwood
 Liliales - Smilacaceae
Smilax sp. Linnaeus 1753 greenbrier
Dicotyledoneae
 Ericales - Theaceae
cf. Gordonia sp. Ellis 1771 tea
Dombeyopsis
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Polypodiopsida
 Marattiales - Marattiidae
  - Osmundaceae
Carpolithes
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Carpolithes sp. Schlotheim 1820
Craigia
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