Peruc–Korycany Formation
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| Peruc–Korycany Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Sub-units | Peruc Member, Korycany Member |
| Underlies | Bila Hora Formation |
| Overlies | Metamorphic basement |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone, Mudstone, Conglomerate |
| Location | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Extent | Bohemian Cretaceous Basin |
The Peruc–Korycany Formation is a geologic unit of Late Cretaceous age, located mostly in the Czech Republic. It is the oldest unit of the Bohemian Cretaceous Basin, which overlies Silurian-aged metamorphosed rocks of the Bohemian Massif. It consists of fluvial to shallow marine sediments.[1]
Fossil content
[edit | edit source]Dinosaurs
[edit | edit source]Dinosaur fossil remains about 94 million years old (Cenomanian stage) were found in 2003 near the village Mezholezy (Miskovice), by Kutná Hora. This small basal ornithopod dinosaur was officially named Burianosaurus augustai in 2017.[2]
| Dinosaurs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
| Burianosaurus | B. augustai | Korycany Beds.[2] | A well-preserved femur.[2] | A basal ornithopod. |  |
Invertebrates
[edit | edit source]| Invertebrates | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
| Novasalenia | N. plananyensis | Plaňany.[3] | A saleniid sea urchin. | ||
| N. predbojensis | Předboj.[3] | A saleniid sea urchin. | |||
Plants
[edit | edit source]| Plants | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
| Elatocladus | E. velenovskyi | Environs of Peruc.[4] | Twigs.[4] | A conifer. | |
| Bayeritheca | B. hugesii | Pollen organ[5] | An erdtmanithecale | ||
| Papillaephyllum | P. labitae | Pecínov Quarry.[6] | Leaves.[6] | An angiosperm. | |
| Pecínovicladus | P. kvaceki | Pecínov Quarry.[7] | 18 branch specimens preserved as charcoal.[7] | A ginkgoale. | |
| Pseudoasterophyllites | P. cretaceus | Lipenec, Pecínov Quarry, Hloubětín Brickpit & an abandoned brick pit in the eastern part of Prague.[8] | A magnoliopsid. | ||
| Pseudoctenis | P. babinensis | Pecínov Quarry.[9] | Foliage.[9] | A cycad. | |
| Zamites | Z. pateri | Pecínov Quarry.[10] | A bennettitale. | ||
| Zlatkocarpus | Z. brnikensis | Clay pit near Brnik.[11] | Fruiting specimens.[11] | An angiosperm. | |
| Z. pragensis | Hloubětín-Hutě, northeastern suburb of Prague.[11] | Inflorescence axis, fruits and pollen.[11] | An angiosperm. | ||
References
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- ^ a b c Madzia, Daniel; Boyd, Clint A.; Mazuch, Martin (2017). A basal ornithopod dinosaur from the Cenomanian of the Czech Republic. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology: 1–13. doi:10.1080/14772019.2017.1371258
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