Crinoids of the Acanthopyge Lst., Eifelian, Barrandian (Devonian of Czech Republic)

Where: Czech Republic (49.9° N, 14.2° E: paleocoordinates 29.5° S, 38.6° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Acanthopyge Limestone Member (Chotec Formation), Eifelian (393.3 - 387.7 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; shelly/skeletal, gray limestone and lime mudstone

• Ref. 4216, cited in coll. 12257: "light grey platy to thick-bedded bioclastic crinoidal limestones, locally with subordinate layers and lenses of yellow-grey or rose colored biomicrites or laminated micrites."

Collection methods: See PBDB collection 12257 for lithologic, stratigraphic, and other details.

Primary reference: R. J. Prokop. 1987. The stratigraphical distribution of Devonian crinoids in the Barrandian area (Czechoslovakia). Newsletters on Stratigraphy 17(2):101-107 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 14141: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 15.05.2002

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Taxonomic list

• Paper reports crinoids only.
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Crinoidea
 Pisocrinida - Pisocrinidae
? Triacrinus ? prantli, Pisocrinus yakovlevi
? Triacrinus ? prantli Sea lily
occurrence is questioned