Loc. 5.3, Nova Ves Volcano, Motol Fm. (Silurian of Czech Republic)

Where: Czech Republic (50.1° N, 14.4° E: paleocoordinates 54.2° S, 59.5° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Cyrtograptus lundgreni graptolite zone, Motol Formation, Homerian (430.5 - 427.4 Ma)

• PJW: For some reason, this was listed in the Encrinuraspis beaumonti zone: but that is Kopanina and a bit younger. This seems to match the Strophoprion-Eoplectodonta zone, which is Cyrtograptus lundgreni zone, and Homerian.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; concretionary, calcareous shale and volcaniclastic, gray lime mudstone

• "...brown calcareous shales containing rare concretions of dark micritic to light biodetrital limestones [containing fossils]...Vanek described...blocks of grey tuffitic biodetrital limestone [interpreted as moderately deep, subtidal environment (BA 3)]."

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 14065: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 10.05.2002

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Pterobranchia
 Graptoloidea - Monograptidae
Monograptus priodon Bronn 1835 graptolite
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
 Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae
 Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Leptaena sp. Dalman 1828
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae
Cephalopoda
  -
Cephalopoda indet. Cuvier 1797
Bivalvia
  -
"Pelecypoda indet." = Bivalvia
"Pelecypoda indet." = Bivalvia Linnaeus 1758 clam
 Cyrtodontida - Cardiolidae
Nutricula gravida Kříž 1974 clam
 Cyrtodontida - Stolidotidae
 Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae
Butovicella migrans Barrande 1881 clam
Trilobita
 Corynexochida - Illaenidae
 Proetida - Tropidocoryphidae
 Proetida - Aulacopleuridae
 Phacopida - Calymenidae
 Phacopida - Cheiruridae
Cheirurus insignis, "Sphaerexochus mirus" = Sphaerexochus calvus
"Sphaerexochus mirus" = Sphaerexochus calvus Mc Coy 1846 trilobite
 Lichida - Lichidae
Dicranopeltis scabra Beyrich 1845 trilobite
 Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae
Odontopleura ovata Emmrich 1839 trilobite
Anthozoa
 Favositida - Favositidae
"Palaeofavosites asper" = Paleofavosites
"Palaeofavosites asper" = Paleofavosites tabulate coral
 Heliolitida - Halysitidae
Halysites catenularia Linnaeus 1767 tabulate coral