Platy limestone-shale facies, Upper Pridolian, Barrandian S-D boundary section (Silurian of Czech Republic)

Where: Czech Republic (49.9° N, 14.2° E: paleocoordinates 49.0° S, 55.3° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Monograptus transgrediens graptolite zone, Pozary Formation, Pridoli (423.0 - 419.2 Ma)

• PJW changed this to Pozary, as that is the Pridoli formation in this area.

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; limestone and shale

• "Dark coloured, dominantly fine-grained platy limestones with abundant intercalations of shales...The fauna of the platy limestones is characterized by a large proportion of planktic, epiplanktic, and nektic organisms...although benthonic forms are not uncommon...It is postulated that the platy lst facies w/ shales was deposited in a relatively less aerated deeper and calmer environment that was supplied with coarse organodetrital material only during brief intervals..."

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: I. Chlupac. 1993. Geology of the Barrandian: A Field Trip Guide. Senckenberg-Buchen, Frankfurt. [P. Novack-Gottshall/P. Hearn]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 13894: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 01.05.2002

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Scyphozoa
 Conulariida -
Conulariida indet.1
Conulariida indet.1 Miller and Gurley 1896 jellyfish
 Conulariida - Conulariidae
"Plectoconularia proteica" = Conularia1
"Plectoconularia proteica" = Conularia1 jellyfish
Trilobita
 Proetida - Proetidae
"Prionopeltis striatus" = Phaetonides striatus1
"Prionopeltis striatus" = Phaetonides striatus1 Barrande 1846 trilobite
 Proetida - Scharyiidae
Scharyia nympha1
Scharyia nympha1 Chlupac 1971 trilobite
 Proetida - Otarionidae
"Otarion (Otarion) novaki" = Conoparia novaki1
"Otarion (Otarion) novaki" = Conoparia novaki1 Bouček 1935 trilobite
Euchelicerata
 Eurypterida - Carcinosomatidae
"Paracarcinosoma acrocephala" = Eusarcana1, "Paracarcinosoma acrocephalus" = Eusarcana acrocephalus2
"Paracarcinosoma acrocephala" = Eusarcana1 eurypterid
"Paracarcinosoma acrocephalus" = Eusarcana acrocephalus2 Semper 1898 eurypterid
 Eurypterida - Pterygotidae
Acutiramus nobilis2, "Pterygotus (Acutiramus) bohemicus" = Acutiramus bohemicus1, "Erettopterus sp." = Erettopterus2, "Truncatiramus sp." = Erettopterus2, Pterygotus (Pterygotus) barrandei1
Acutiramus nobilis2 eurypterid
"Pterygotus (Acutiramus) bohemicus" = Acutiramus bohemicus1 Barrande 1872 eurypterid
"Erettopterus sp." = Erettopterus2 eurypterid
"Truncatiramus sp." = Erettopterus2 eurypterid
Pterygotus (Pterygotus) barrandei1 Semper 1898 eurypterid
Ostracoda
 Cypridinida - Bouciidae
Boucia ornatissima1
 Myodocopida - Cypridinidae
"Cypridina" bohemica1
"Cypridina" bohemica1 Boucek 1936 ostracod
not Cypridina, which is a Meso-Cenozoic genus.
 Myodocopida - Entomozoidae
Vltavina bohemica1
 Podocopida - Beecherellidae
Acanthoscapha bohemica1
Malacostraca
 Archaeostraca - Ceratiocarididae
Ceratiocaris bohemica1, "Ceratiocaris grata" = Warneticaris grata1
Ceratiocaris bohemica1 Barrande 1853
"Ceratiocaris grata" = Warneticaris grata1 Chlupac 1984
Gastropoda
 Euomphalina - Craspedostomatidae
Spirina patula1
Spirina patula1 Perner 1903 snail
 Cyrtoneritida - Orthonychiidae
"Platyceras (Orthonychia) auquis" = Orthonychia1, Platyceras (Orthonychia) elegans1
"Platyceras (Orthonychia) auquis" = Orthonychia1 snail
 Neritoidea - Naticopsidae
"Spirina tubicina" = Tubospirina tubicina1
"Spirina tubicina" = Tubospirina tubicina1 Perner 1903 snail
Bivalvia
 Cyrtodontida - Cardiolidae
"Cardiola bohemica" = Cardiolita bohemica1, Cardiola spp.1
"Cardiola bohemica" = Cardiolita bohemica1 Barrande 1881 clam
Cardiola spp.1 Broderip 1839 clam
 Cyrtodontida - Praecardiidae
Praecardium sp.1
Praecardium sp.1 Barrande 1881 clam
 Cyrtodontida - Antipleuridae
Praelucina ancilla1
 Pectinida - Pterinopectinidae
Pterinopecten cybele1
 Myalinida - Lunulacardiidae
Lunulacardium (Patrocardium) evolvens1, Pterochaenia (Joachymia) falcata1, Pterochaenia (Dvorcia) contempta1, Pterochaenia (Pterochaenia) impatiens1
Cephalopoda
 Oncocerida -
Corbuloceras corbulatum1
 Orthocerida -
Cycloceras bohemicum1
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Hebetoechiidae
Lanceomyonia tarda1, Hebetoechia hebe1
Lanceomyonia tarda1 Barrande 1847
 Athyridida - Dayiidae
Dayia bohemica1
Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Areostrophiidae
Areostrophia nigra1
Pterobranchia
 Graptoloidea - Cryptograptidae
Linograptus posthumus1
 Graptoloidea - Monograptidae
Monograptus perneri1, Monograptus microdon1, Monograptus transgrediens1, Monograptus bouceki1
Monograptus transgrediens1 Pemer 1899 graptolite
Monograptus bouceki1 Pribyl 1940 graptolite
 Dendroidea -
Dendroidea indet.1
Dendroidea indet.1 Nicholson 1872 graptolite
 Dendroidea - Acanthograptidae
Dictyonema elongatum1
Crinoidea
 Monobathrida - Scyphocrinitidae
Scyphocrinites excavatus1
Conodonta
 Ozarkodinida - Spathognathodontodae
"Neoprioniodus excavatus" = Wurmiella excavata1, "Spathognathodus inclinatus" = Wurmiella excavata1
"Neoprioniodus excavatus" = Wurmiella excavata1 Branson and Mehl 1933 conodont
"Spathognathodus inclinatus" = Wurmiella excavata1 Branson and Mehl 1933 conodont
 Ozarkodinida -
"Ozarkodina ortuformis" = Ozarkodina1, Ozarkodina typica1, Ozarkodina media1, Spathognathodus primus1, "Spathognathodus steinhornensis" = Ozarkodina steinhornensis1, "Plectospathodus alternatus" = Ozarkodina1, "Plectospathodus flexuosus" = Ozarkodina1, "Hindeodella priscilla" = Ozarkodina1, Hindeodella equidentata1, "Spathognathodus remscheidensis" = Ozarkodina remscheidensis remscheidensis1
"Ozarkodina ortuformis" = Ozarkodina1 conodont
Ozarkodina typica1 Branson and Mehl 1933 conodont
Ozarkodina media1 Walliser 1957 conodont
Spathognathodus primus1 Branson and Mehl 1933 conodont
"Spathognathodus steinhornensis" = Ozarkodina steinhornensis1 Ziegler 1956 conodont
"Plectospathodus alternatus" = Ozarkodina1 conodont
"Plectospathodus flexuosus" = Ozarkodina1 conodont
"Hindeodella priscilla" = Ozarkodina1 conodont
Hindeodella equidentata1 Rhodes 1953 conodont
"Spathognathodus remscheidensis" = Ozarkodina remscheidensis remscheidensis1 Ziegler 1960 conodont
  -
Trichonodella symetrica1, Trichonodella inconstans1
Trichonodella inconstans1 Ziegler 1960 conodont
 Prioniodontida -
"Ligonodina elegans" = Oulodus elegans1, "Trichonodella excavata" = Oulodus walliseri1
"Ligonodina elegans" = Oulodus elegans1 Walliser 1964 conodont
"Trichonodella excavata" = Oulodus walliseri1 Ziegler 1960 conodont
 Prioniodontida - Balognathidae
Lonchodina detorta1, "Neoprioniodus bicurvatus" = Synprioniodina bicurvata1
Lonchodina detorta1 Walliser 1964 conodont
"Neoprioniodus bicurvatus" = Synprioniodina bicurvata1 Branson and Mehl 1933 conodont
Chondrichthyes
  -
Onchus sp.2
Onchus sp.2 Agassiz 1837 spiny fish
1Chlupac 1977; 2Plotnick 1999