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Conodont platform elements from selected sections of Devonian and their application in biostratigraphic correlation
Formáčková, Aneta
The presented work consists of three separate papers that have been published in peer- reviewed journals. The published studies summarize and refine the existing knowledge about some conodont faunas of the Devonian with a primary focus on P1 elements and their potential in biostratigraphy. The dissertation thesis consists of three main parts. The first part is designed as an introduction, a summary of the objectives of the presented work, and methodologies used during the conodont sampling and sample processing and samples for thin sections. The second part of the work presents a general overview of the problems of conodont elements in biostratigraphy of the Devonian, characterizes the geological conditions and paleogeographic development of the areas from which the studied elements come from. The third part summarizes the results, brings a discussion on the herein presented data published in articles and contains the final word on the researched issues. The published studies on which this work is based are focused on platform elements of ozarkodinids and icriodontids, whose global distribution in time and space enables their study in different environments and stratigraphic levels. The microfacial characteristics of the studied sections and the issue of conodont biostratigraphy in the Devonian are...
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Conodont platform elements from selected sections of Devonian and their application in biostratigraphic correlation
Formáčková, Aneta ; Slavík, Ladislav (advisor) ; Kumpan, Tomáš (referee) ; Spalletta, Claudia (referee) ; Dojen, Claudia (referee)
The presented work consists of three separate papers that have been published in peer- reviewed journals. The published studies summarize and refine the existing knowledge about some conodont faunas of the Devonian with a primary focus on P1 elements and their potential in biostratigraphy. The dissertation thesis consists of three main parts. The first part is designed as an introduction, a summary of the objectives of the presented work, and methodologies used during the conodont sampling and sample processing and samples for thin sections. The second part of the work presents a general overview of the problems of conodont elements in biostratigraphy of the Devonian, characterizes the geological conditions and paleogeographic development of the areas from which the studied elements come from. The third part summarizes the results, brings a discussion on the herein presented data published in articles and contains the final word on the researched issues. The published studies on which this work is based are focused on platform elements of ozarkodinids and icriodontids, whose global distribution in time and space enables their study in different environments and stratigraphic levels. The microfacial characteristics of the studied sections and the issue of conodont biostratigraphy in the Devonian are...
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SCF in Lower Palaeozoic sediments of the Barrandian area
Kovář, Vojtěch ; Fatka, Oldřich (advisor) ; Brocke, Rainer (referee)
1 Abstract In recent years, the term small carbonaceous fossils (SCFs) has been established to accomodate fragile organic-walled fossils of micro- to mesoscopic size that are usually extracted by means of the 'low-manipulation HF extraction' method. This method has so far only been utilized by several authors and no reports have been published on the usage of the method on samples from the Barrandian area. To test the applicability of the method, samples from the Barrandian area were processed. The samples came from eleven localities representing six stratigraphic units (Paseky Shale, Jince Formation, Letná Formation, Kosov Formation, Daleje Shale and Roblín Member). All the units have been studied before by 'standard' methods of palynological processing. Various previously unreported fossils are described, including wiwaxiid sclerites, putative chaetognath remains and acritarch clusters. Furthermore, it is discovered, that the 'low-manipulation HF extraction' can also be used for extraction of originally calcareous fossils. The pilot study provides a further proof that the 'low-manipulation HF extraction' is a useful tool with the potential to significantly expand our knowledge of fossil assemblages. Key words: Small carbonaceous fossils, Cambrian, Ordovician, Devonian, Barrandian area
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Review of phyllocarid crustacenas of the Barrandian area
Šilinger, Matěj ; Fatka, Oldřich (advisor) ; Budil, Petr (referee)
The thesis summarizes the actual knowledge about classification and stratigraphic distribution of phyllocarid crustaceans in Ordovician to Devonian sediments of the Barrandian area. The thesis includes revision of systematic position and classification of individual taxa, mainly on the basis of data and observations published outside of the Czech Republic. The photographic documentation of selected specimens housed in institutional collections is newly provided.
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SCF in Lower Palaeozoic sediments of the Barrandian area
Kovář, Vojtěch ; Fatka, Oldřich (advisor) ; Brocke, Rainer (referee)
1 Abstract In recent years, the term small carbonaceous fossils (SCFs) has been established to accomodate fragile organic-walled fossils of micro- to mesoscopic size that are usually extracted by means of the 'low-manipulation HF extraction' method. This method has so far only been utilized by several authors and no reports have been published on the usage of the method on samples from the Barrandian area. To test the applicability of the method, samples from the Barrandian area were processed. The samples came from eleven localities representing six stratigraphic units (Paseky Shale, Jince Formation, Letná Formation, Kosov Formation, Daleje Shale and Roblín Member). All the units have been studied before by 'standard' methods of palynological processing. Various previously unreported fossils are described, including wiwaxiid sclerites, putative chaetognath remains and acritarch clusters. Furthermore, it is discovered, that the 'low-manipulation HF extraction' can also be used for extraction of originally calcareous fossils. The pilot study provides a further proof that the 'low-manipulation HF extraction' is a useful tool with the potential to significantly expand our knowledge of fossil assemblages. Key words: Small carbonaceous fossils, Cambrian, Ordovician, Devonian, Barrandian area
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Vertebrates of the Lower Palaeozoic from the Barrandian area (Bohemian Massif) and their comparison with faunas of adjacent areas
Vaškaninová, Valéria ; Kraft, Petr (advisor) ; Přikryl, Tomáš (referee) ; Trinajstic, Kate (referee)
This thesis deals with early vertebrate fossil remains from the Lower Palaeozoic strata of the Barrandian area (Bohemian Massif). It is presented as a compilation of four papers that were published or submitted in scientific peer-reviewed journals with impact factor. All included papers are focused on the most abundant and diverse vertebrate fauna from the Barrandian area - the placoderms. Placodermi are early vertebrates characterized by articulated head and trunk shields composed of dermal bony plates. In the Barrandian area, they occur exclusively in the Devonian of the Prague Basin. The main objectives of the thesis are modern taxonomic revisions of the placoderm taxa from the Prague Basin as well as discussions about trends in their abundance, diversity, and distribution in space and time, taphonomy, and the evolutionary and phylogenetic implications of their morphology. Two characteristic placoderm associations were distinguished. In the Lochkovian and Pragian, members of the group Acanthothoraci dominate the placoderm record. Acanthothoracid placoderms are among the most basal jawed vertebrates and thus a detailed study of their morphology has a great potential to illuminate the relationships and evolutionary patterns among the stem jawed vertebrates. They are most abundant in the...
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Family Spathognathodontidae (Conodonta) from the Silurian/Devonian boundary (sections Na Požárech and Praha-Radotín; Prague Synform) and its biostratigraphical correlation
Hušková, Aneta ; Slavík, Ladislav (advisor) ; Kumpan, Tomáš (referee)
This work is focused on conodont biostratigraphy of the Silurian/Devonian boundary interval in the Prague Synform. The Na Požárech and Praha-Radotín sections were selected in order to study conodont diversity and changes in conodont faunas in different carbonate facies - shallower and deeper-water limestones around the Silurian/Devonian boundary and also to test the assumption, whether differences in bathymetry affect the diversity of taxa of the family Spathognathodontidae. In total 22 samples were analysed, particularly 13 samples from the section Praha-Radotín and 9 samples from the section Na Požárech. All samples were processed in laboratory and the obtained conodont material was studied in detail. The conodont material is abundant in both sections (more than thousand elements) and shows a high diversity and disparity in the family Spathognathodontidae. In total 17 taxa were identified and a new species Zieglerodina petrea is described. This new taxon is easily recognizable because of a distinct morphology and could be usefull for the identification of the base of Devonian in the Prague Synform. Its potential use in global correlation will, however, need further and thorough studies. Also conodonts of the family Icriodontidae are surprisingly abundant in both sections. Thin sections (13 from...
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Placodermi of the Prague Basin (Lower Palaeozoic of the Barrandian area)
Kašpar Vaškaninová, Valéria ; Kraft, Petr (advisor) ; Zajíc, Jaroslav (referee)
Placoderms are restricted to the Devonian in the Prague Basin, occuring on localities dated from the Lochkovian to the Givetian. Černá rokle near Kosoř with the Radotin Limestone is the richest placoderm bearing locality. A revision of specimens from collections of the National Museum in Pra- gue confirms occurences of three species of two genera belonging to the pla- coderm order Acanthothoraci: Radotina kosorensis Gross, 1950; Radotina tesselata Gross, 1958 and Kosoraspis peckai Gross, 1959. Genus Holopeta- lichthys was accepted as valid and a diagnosis of H. primus (Barrande, 1872) was amended. Its assignment to higher taxonomic units remains uncertain. Four morphological types of undeterminable specimens classified in the order Arthrodira are defined. Some previously unpublished morphological structures are figured and described: the median dorsal plate of the thoracic armour of R. kosorensis and its relation to the head shield, the cranial cavities and trunk shield plates of R. tesselata, a well preserved neurocranium and scales of K. peckai, the trunk shield and vertebral column of H. primus and large dermal plates of each Arthrodiran morphotype. The placoderm diversity in the Prague Basin was lower compared to ne- ighbouring areas at the beginning of the Devonian (Lochkovian and Pra- gian). Only...
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