Medový Újezd
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Plzeňský kraj
District (town):
Rokycany
Village:
Medový Újezd
Cadastre:
Medový Újezd
Map sheets:
12-34 Hořovice, 12-343 Strašice
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
1014
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Natural outcrops expose the Cambrian Jince Formation of the biozone Hydrocephallus lyelli. The sediments consist of fissile shales with an admixture of silty and sandy siliciclastics. The shales contain faunal remains, mainly brachiopods. The boundary between the Cambrian and Ordovician is also well exposed.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Bohemicum > Barrandien
Stratigraphy:
Paleozoic
Subject:
paleontology, stratigraphy, geology, sedimentology
Geological phenomenon:
fossils fauna, outcrop
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
claystone
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 641 (Medový Újezd)
Part of national geopark:
Barrandien
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Kraft, J. (1983): Chráněná a k ochraně navržená paleontologická naleziště Rokycanska. - Sbor. Západočes. Muz. v Plzni, Příroda, 45, 1-51. Plzeň
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jaroslav Kraft, 24.06.1993
Updated by:
Steinová Marika, 23.09.2009
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1014 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1014.
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
Locality conditions:
no problems
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