Na Kocourkách
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Jihomoravský kraj
District (town):
Znojmo
Village:
Dobelice, Vémyslice
Cadastre:
Dobelice, Vémyslice
Map sheets:
34-11 Znojmo, 34-112 Miroslav
Accessibility:
entry permit for car necessary
ID:
4343
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Three small elevations in the middle of fields. The core of the small hills is formed by muscovitic gneiss. They are surrounded by sands of the Ottnangian age that contain rich marine fossil fauna (shark tooth, mollusc shells, fish vertebrae). The uppermost part is covered by yellow loess.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moldanubicum > Metamorphic units in Moldanubicum > Moldanubicum of West Moravia;
Carpathians > Carpathian foredeep > Southern part of Carpathian foredeep
Stratigraphy:
Ottnangian
Subject:
geology, botany, zoology, paleontology
Geological phenomenon:
fossils fauna
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
loess, sand, gneiss
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Nature reserve
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 261 (Na Kocourkách)
Conflicts of interests:
others human activity, collection, vegetation
References
- Dvořák, V. (2020): Na Kocourkách - přírodní rezervace a evropsky významná lokalita. - on-line in http://www.naturabohemica.cz/na-kocourkach/.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Vojtěch Cígler, 24.11.2023
Updated by:
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 4343 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/4343.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
minor
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
minor
Geological importance:
Locality conditions:
no problems
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