Conulariids of the Monograptus Belophorus Zone (Motol Formation, Sheinwoodian, Wenlock) of the Barrandian Area, Czech Republic

Michal Mergl

doi:10.2478/fbgp-2023-0001

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Conulariids of the Monograptus Belophorus Zone (Motol Formation, Sheinwoodian, Wenlock) of the Barrandian Area, Czech Republic

Folia Musei rerum naturalium Bohemiae occidentalis. Geologica et Paleobiologica

Volume 57 (2023): Issue 1-2 (December 2023)

By: Michal Mergl

Open Access

|May 2024

Abstract

The new material of conulariids is described from the mid-Sheinwoodian “Miraspis Limestone” at the famous Špičatý vrch locality near Loděnice in the Barrandian area. Although poorly preserved, three taxa have been determined, referred to the Archaeoconularia cf. fecunda (Barrande, 1855), Conularia proteica Barrande, 1854 and Metaconularia (?) sp.

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