General Characteristics

County (administration): South Moravia Region
District (town): Vyškov
Cadastre: Komořany-Podbřežice
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2441, 24414
Geological region: Neogene of the Carpathian foredeep - southern and central part
Accessibility: - access without footpath
Technical object: guarry
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 2304

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Locality is situated ESE Rousínov city. The old pit is important paleontological locality representing bryozoa zoarium bioherm (the Lower Badenian). It is built by limestone banks with thickness about 1 m. Thin sandstone interbeds separate limestone beds. Sandy limestones change typical bryozoa limestones upwards. Loess covers limestones. Foraminifers, worms, bryozoa, molluscs, arthropods, echinoids, teleostei and rhodophytas were found in the locality.
Regional geologic unit: Carpathian - Carpathian foredeep - Middle part of Carpathian foredeep
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - neogén
Subject: paleontology, sedimentology
Geological phenomenon: fossils fauna, fossils-flora
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: limestone

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Additional information: See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: A - Protected Area (declared as Geological Locality)
Conflicts of interests: agriculture, vegetation

References

Hladilová, Š. & Zdražílková, N. (1989): Paleontologické lokality karpatské předhlubně na Moravě.- Skripta UJEP. Brno.; Holcová, K.-Nehyba, S.-Hrabovský, J.(2016): 1-Podbřežice. - In: Tomanová Petrová, P. (ed): Excurion Guide, Molasse Meeting 2016 & 18th Conference on Upper Tertiary. 7-14, Masarykova Univerzita, Ústav geologických věd. Brno

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Tomanová Petrová Pavla, 25.10.04
Updated by: Tomanová Petrová Pavla 25.10.04, Tomanová Petrová Pavla 28.09.11, Tomanová Petrová Pavla 30.06.16

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2304 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-24]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/2304.

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