Skrýjsko-týřovické kambrium - Luh u Skryjí

General Characteristics

County (administration): Středočeský kraj
District (town): Rakovník
Village: Skryje
Cadastre: Skryje nad Berounkou
Map sheets: 12-32 Zdice, 12-321 Panoš.Új.
Accessibility: passable footpath
ID: 1281


Geology

Short characteristics of the site: One of the most important exposures of the Middle Cambrian of the Skryje-Týřovice area. Classic locality of trilobite fauna. Skryje shales of the Jince beds yielded also some other important Cambrian fauna. This locality is stratigraphically and paleontologically extremely significant.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif > Bohemicum > Barrandien
Stratigraphy: Middle Cambrian
Subject: paleontology, stratigraphy, sedimentology
Geological phenomenon: fossils fauna, characteristic rock
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: clayey shale


Territorial protection

Level of protection: Nature monument in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): Křivoklátsko
Additional information: See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 5675 (Skryjsko-týřovické kambrium)
Part of national geopark: Barrandien
Conflicts of interests: collection


References
  • Chlupáč, I. – Fatka, O. – Prokop, R. – Turek, V. (1998): Výzkum klasické paleontologické lokality „Luh“ ve skryjském kambriu. – Journal of the Czech Geological Society, 43, 3. Praha.
  • Kříž J., 2000: Lower Palaeozoic, Upper Cretaceous and Quaternary of Bohemia. - Excursion guidebook, European Assotiation for the Conservation of the Geological Heritage, June 1st - June 9th, str. 10. Praha.
  • Knížetová L.,Pecina P., Pivničková M., 1987: Prověrka maloplošných chráněných území a jejich návrhů ve Středočeském kraji v letech 1982 - 85.- Středdisko památkové péče a ochrany přírody Středoč. kraje, Bohemia centralis, sv. 16, str. 257 - 258, Praha

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Jiřina Dašková, 29.11.2001
Updated by: Plíšek Antonín, 11.10.2005, Steinová Marika, 23.11.2009, Vorel Tomáš, 14.01.2011


Citation

The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1281 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1281.


Location in map:

Assessment

Scientifical assesment: extraordinary
Educational assesment: middle
Significance: international
Representativeness: middle
Geological importance: paleontological type locality, significant study profile, geo-historical value, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Excursion locality: yes
Locality conditions: acceptable

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