Platy limestone-shale facies, Upper Pridolian, Barrandian S-D boundary section: Pridoli, Czech Republic

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Plectoconularia proteica
Chlupac 1977
Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Scyphocrinitidae
Scyphocrinites excavatus
Chlupac 1977
Pterobranchia - Dendroidea
Dendroidea indet. Nicholson 1872
Chlupac 1977
Pterobranchia - Dendroidea - Acanthograptidae
Dictyonema elongatum
Chlupac 1977
Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Cryptograptidae
Linograptus posthumus
Chlupac 1977
Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Monograptidae
Monograptus perneri
Chlupac 1977
Monograptus microdon
Chlupac 1977
Monograptus transgrediens Pemer 1899
Chlupac 1977
Monograptus bouceki (Pribyl 1940)
Chlupac 1977
Conodonta - Prioniodontida
Ligonodina elegans Walliser 1964
Chlupac 1977
recombined as Oulodus elegans
Trichonodella excavata (Ziegler 1960)
Chlupac 1977
recombined as Oulodus walliseri
Conodonta - Prioniodontida - Balognathidae
Lonchodina detorta (Walliser 1964)
Chlupac 1977
Neoprioniodus bicurvatus (Branson and Mehl 1933)
Chlupac 1977
recombined as Synprioniodina bicurvata
Conodonta - Ozarkodinida - Spathognathodontodae
Neoprioniodus excavatus (Branson and Mehl 1933)
Chlupac 1977
recombined as Hindeodella excavata
Spathognathodus inclinatus Branson and Mehl 1933
Chlupac 1977
synonym of Hindeodella excavata
Conodonta - Ozarkodinida
Spathognathodus remscheidensis Ziegler 1960
Chlupac 1977
recombined as Ozarkodina remscheidensis remscheidensis
Ozarkodina ortuformis
Chlupac 1977
Spathognathodus primus (Branson and Mehl 1933)
Chlupac 1977
invalid subgroup of Trichonodella symmetrica
Spathognathodus steinhornensis Ziegler 1956
Chlupac 1977
recombined as Ozarkodina steinhornensis
Ozarkodina media Walliser 1957
Chlupac 1977
Hindeodella priscilla
Chlupac 1977
synonym of Ozarkodina
Hindeodella equidentata Rhodes 1953
Chlupac 1977
Plectospathodus alternatus
Chlupac 1977
synonym of Ozarkodina
Plectospathodus flexuosus
Chlupac 1977
synonym of Ozarkodina
Ozarkodina typica Branson and Mehl 1933
Chlupac 1977
Conodonta
Trichonodella symetrica
Chlupac 1977
Trichonodella inconstans Ziegler 1960
Chlupac 1977
Chondrichthyes
Onchus sp. Agassiz 1837
Plotnick 1999
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Areostrophiidae
Areostrophia nigra
Chlupac 1977
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Dayiidae
Dayia bohemica
Chlupac 1977
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Hebetoechiidae
Lanceomyonia tarda (Barrande 1847)
Chlupac 1977
Hebetoechia hebe
Chlupac 1977
Cephalopoda - Oncocerida
Corbuloceras corbulatum
Chlupac 1977
Cephalopoda - Orthocerida
Cycloceras bohemicum
Chlupac 1977
Gastropoda - Cyrtoneritida - Orthonychiidae
Platyceras (Orthonychia) auquis
Chlupac 1977
original and current combination Orthonychia
Platyceras (Orthonychia) elegans Perner 1903
Chlupac 1977
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Craspedostomatidae
Spirina patula Perner 1903
Chlupac 1977
Gastropoda - Naticopsidae
Spirina tubicina Perner 1903
Chlupac 1977
recombined as Tubospirina tubicina
Bivalvia - Myalinida - Lunulacardiidae
Lunulacardium (Patrocardium) evolvens
Chlupac 1977
Pterochaenia (Joachymia) falcata
Chlupac 1977
Pterochaenia (Dvorcia) contempta
Chlupac 1977
Pterochaenia (Pterochaenia) impatiens
Chlupac 1977
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pterinopectinidae
Pterinopecten cybele
Chlupac 1977
Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Cardiolidae
Cardiola spp.
Chlupac 1977
Cardiola bohemica Barrande 1881
Chlupac 1977
recombined as Cardiolita bohemica
Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Praecardiidae
Praecardium sp. Barrande 1881
Chlupac 1977
Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Antipleuridae
Praelucina ancilla
Chlupac 1977
Eurypterida - Carcinosomatidae
Paracarcinosoma acrocephala
Chlupac 1977
synonym of Eusarcana
Paracarcinosoma acrocephalus Semper 1898
Plotnick 1999
recombined as Eusarcana acrocephalus
Eurypterida - Pterygotidae
Pterygotus (Pterygotus) barrandei Semper 1898
Chlupac 1977
Erettopterus sp.
Plotnick 1999
Truncatiramus sp.
Plotnick 1999
synonym of Erettopterus
Acutiramus nobilis
Plotnick 1999
Pterygotus (Acutiramus) bohemicus Barrande 1872
Chlupac 1977
recombined as Acutiramus bohemicus
Ostracoda - Myodocopida - Entomozoidae
Vltavina bohemica
Chlupac 1977
Ostracoda - Myodocopida - Cypridinidae
"Cypridina" bohemica Boucek 1936
Chlupac 1977
not Cypridina, which is a Meso-Cenozoic genus.
Ostracoda - Cypridinida - Bouciidae
Boucia ornatissima
Chlupac 1977
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Beecherellidae
Acanthoscapha bohemica
Chlupac 1977
Malacostraca - Archaeostraca - Ceratiocarididae
Ceratiocaris grata Chlupac 1984
Chlupac 1977
recombined as Warneticaris grata
Ceratiocaris bohemica (Barrande 1853)
Chlupac 1977
Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae
Prionopeltis striatus (Barrande 1846)
Chlupac 1977
recombined as Phaetonides striatus
Trilobita - Proetida - Scharyiidae
Scharyia nympha Chlupac 1971
Chlupac 1977
Trilobita - Proetida - Otarionidae
Otarion (Otarion) novaki
Chlupac 1977
Scyphozoa - Conulariida
Conulariida indet. Miller and Gurley 1896
Chlupac 1977
see common names

Geography
Country:Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49.9° North, 14.2° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:49.0° South, 55.3° East
Basis of coordinate:based on political unit
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Silurian Epoch:Pridoli
10 m.y. bin:Silurian 2
*Epoch:Late/Upper Pridoli
Key time interval:Pridoli Graptolite zone: Monograptus transgrediens
Age range of interval:423.00000 - 419.20000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Pozary
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Stratigraphy comments: PJW changed this to Pozary, as that is the Pridoli formation in this area.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: "limestone"
Secondary lithology: "shale"
Includes fossils?Y
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: "Dark coloured, dominantly fine-grained platy limestones with abundant intercalations of shales...The fauna of the platy limestones is characterized by a large proportion of planktic, epiplanktic, and nektic organisms...although benthonic forms are not uncommon...It is postulated that the platy lst facies w/ shales was deposited in a relatively less aerated deeper and calmer environment that was supplied with coarse organodetrital material only during brief intervals..."
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some macrofossils
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Database number:13894
Authorizer:M. Foote Enterer:M. Foote
Modifier:R. Plotnick Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2002-05-01 13:50:50 Last modified:2023-12-08 14:47:28
Access level:the public Released:2002-05-01 13:50:50
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

25868. I. Chlupac. 1993. Geology of the Barrandian: A Field Trip Guide. Senckenberg-Buchen, Frankfurt. [P. Novack-Gottshall/P. Hearn]

Secondary references:

6165 I. Chlupac. 1977. Barrandian. In A. Martinsson (ed.), IUGS Series A(5):84-95 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Uhen]
4261 R. E. Plotnick. 1999. Habitat of Llandoverian-Lochkovian eurypterids. In A. J. Boucot, J. D. Lawson (eds.), Paleocommunities - a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian 106-136 [M. Foote/M. Foote/P. Wagner]