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Environmental changes and biostratigraphy of the Emsian-Eifelian interval (Lower-Middle Devonian) in the Prague Basin, the Basal Choteč event
Berkyová, Stanislava ; Frýda, Jiří (advisor) ; Budil, Petr (referee) ; Slavík, Ladislav (referee)
The present study focuses on the Emsian-Eifelian (Lower-Middle Devonian) carbonate sequences of the Prague Basin. The Třebotov Limestone (Daleje-Třebotov Formation) and the Choteč Limestone (Choteč Formation) and their equivalents represent the stratigraphic units studied. The main goal of this study is to characterize environmental changes, known as Basal Choteč event, that were described from the boundary interval of the Třebotov and Choteč Limestone. In order to do so, sedimentological (microfacies analysis), geochemical (δ13 Ccarb, δ18 Oapatite) and paleontological (taxonomy of conodonts) studies were carried out. Eight microfacies types of carbonate rocks were described and interpreted in this study. Beside that, massive accumulations of calcispheres, peloids, prasinophytes and occurrences of blue-green algae (Girvanella) were recorded especially in the Choteč Limestone. The multidisciplinary approach mentioned resulted in characterization of the sedimentary environment of the studied units as well as their development in time. The main result of the present study is the model of the Basal Choteč event. A hypothesis of enhanced nutrient load is suggested here as a triggering mechanism for intense micritization and peloid formation and prasinophyte blooms, which were together with greater...
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