Sedlecká rokle
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Plzeňský kraj
District (town):
Plzeň-město
Village:
Tymákov, Starý Plzenec, Lhůta
Cadastre:
Sedlec u Starého Plzence, Lhůta u Tymákova, Tymákov
Map sheets:
22-11 Přeštice, 22-112 Šťáhlavý
Accessibility:
passable footpath
ID:
1013
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Erosional gully with outcrops of the lower parts of the Klabava Formation. It consists of whitish and greenish claystones, overlain by some sandstone layers. In all the parts there are occurrences of fauna, mainly of graptolites and brachiopods. Paleontologically very important locality.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Bohemicum > Barrandien
Stratigraphy:
Paleozoic
Subject:
paleontology, stratigraphy
Geological phenomenon:
fossils fauna, outcrop
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
clayey shale, sandstone
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Nature monument
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 1328 (Sedlecká rokle)
Part of national geopark:
Barrandien
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Kraft, J. - Mergl, M. (1979): New graptolite fauna from the Klavbava Formation (Arenig) of the Ordovician of Bohemia. - Věst. Ústř. Úst. geol., 54, 291-295. Praha.
- Mergl, M. (1978): Výsledky paleontologického výzkumu ordoviku v širším okolí Starého Plzence. - Sbor. Západočes. Muz. v Plzni, Příroda, 28, 1-70. Plzeň.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jaroslav Kraft, 21.07.1993
Updated by:
Steinová Marika, 23.09.2009
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1013 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1013.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
paleontological type locality, significant study profile, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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