Loc. 4.3, Lodenice-Bubovice roadcut, M. belophorus Zone (Silurian of Czech Republic)

Where: Czech Republic (50.0° N, 17.8° E: paleocoordinates 54.5° S, 64.0° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Monograptus belophorus graptolite zone, Motol Formation, Sheinwoodian (433.4 - 430.5 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; volcaniclastic shale and gray limestone

• Havlicek and Storch (1990) described as Miraspis-Mezounia Community in BA 4-5.
• "[Above Tachlovice fault]...a sequence of yellow-brown tuffites and tuffitic shales containing crinoids and brachiopod detritus, with a transition into grey platy limestones contianing [faunal list]..."

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. Kříž. 1992. Silurian field excursions: Prague Basin (Barrandian), Bohemia. National Museum of Wales, Geological Series 13:1-111 [M. Foote/M. Foote/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 14051: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 10.05.2002

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Rodonograptus asteriscus, Dubioleptaena expulsa
Trilobita
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Trilobita indet.
Trilobita indet. Walch 1771 trilobite
 Proetida - Tropidocoryphidae
Decoroproetus (Decoroproetus) decorus
 Phacopida - Calymenidae
Diacalymene diademata
 Phacopida - Cheiruridae
Cheirurus insignis
 Phacopida - Encrinuridae
Staurocephalus murchisoni
Staurocephalus murchisoni Barrande 1846 trilobite
 Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae
Miraspis mira, Leonaspis roemeri
Miraspis mira Barrande 1846 trilobite
 Corynexochida - Illaenidae
Bumastus bouchardi
 Lichida - Lichidae
Dicranopeltis scabra, Trochurus speciosus
Dicranopeltis scabra Beyrich 1845 trilobite
Trochurus speciosus Beyrich 1845 trilobite
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Aegiromenidae
Mezounia bicuspis
 Strophomenida - Strophochonetidae
Strophochonetes soror
 Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
"Orhoria amelia" = Leptaena amelia
"Orhoria amelia" = Leptaena amelia Havlicek 1967
 Orthotetida - Triplesiidae
Streptis grayii
Streptis grayii Davidson 1848
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Niorhynicidae
Niorhynx niobe
 Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae
Cyrtia maior
 Orthida - Giraldiellidae
Proteorthis proteus
 Orthida - Plectorthidae
Giraldibella cognata
Pterobranchia
 Graptoloidea - Cyrtograptidae
Cyrtograptus rigidus
 Graptoloidea - Retiolitidae
Plectograptus textor
 Graptoloidea - Monograptidae
Monoclimacis hemipristis, Monograptus belophorus, Monograptus priodon
Monograptus priodon Bronn 1835 graptolite
  - Cyclograptidae
Cyclograptus scharyanus
Scyphozoa
 Conulariida - Conulariidae
"Plectoconularia proteica" = Conularia
"Plectoconularia proteica" = Conularia jellyfish