Humboldt Pit, Nýřany (Carboniferous of Czech Republic)

Also known as Nyrany, Nürschan

Where: Czech Republic (49.7° N, 13.2° E: paleocoordinates 0.2° S, 19.5° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Boghead Coal Formation, Westphalian C (314.6 - 309.8 Ma)

• Equivalent to Radnice Formation and 15 m below the Stegocephalian-rich Gaskohle of Nyran.

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithified siliciclastic sediments

• Central-West Bohemian basin; extensional basin developed within Variscan zone along simple asymmetric mega-graben formed on the Central Bohemian and Litomerice fault zones, with some contribution from transtensional wrench faults.

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression, trace

Collection methods: Repository: Probably National Museum, Prague

Primary reference: A. Fritsch. 1899. Fauna der Gaskohle und der Kalksteine der Permformation Böhmens. Vierter Band, Heft I. Arthropoda (Hexapoda, Myriopoda) 1-32 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 155300: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 06.04.2014

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Insecta
 Trichoptera -
"Phryganea" solitaria n. sp.
"Phryganea" solitaria n. sp. Fritsch 1899 caddisfly
caddis case