Zadni Kopanina (Silurian of Czech Republic)

Where: Czech Republic (50.0° N, 14.3° E: paleocoordinates 48.9° S, 55.4° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Pristiograptus ultimus zone Member (Pridoli Schichten Formation), Pridoli (423.0 - 419.2 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; claystone

• plant fossils found with graptolites

Collection methods: quarrying,

• This locality is reported on page 671 of primary reference. This locality was apparently discovered after Obrhel, 1962 - listed here as a secondary reference for lithology etc.. The fossils are neiher described nor figured in the1968 paper.

Primary reference: J. Obrhel. 1968. The Silurian and Devonian Flora of the Barrandiums. [Die Silur- und Devonflora des Barrandiums]. Palaeontologische Abhandlungen, Abteilung B 2(4):661-701 [P. Gensel/C. Bernard/C. Bernard]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 52698: authorized by Anne Raymond, entered by Anne Raymond on 16.08.2005

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Taxonomic list

Psilophytopsida
 Psilophytales -
Cooksonia sp. Lang 1937
report only, no size data or description given