Letenský profil
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Hlavní město Praha
District (town):
Praha
Village:
Praha
Cadastre:
Malá Strana, Holešovice, Hradčany
Map sheets:
12-24 Praha, 12-243 Praha sever
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
944
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Letná Hill inside Prague City is a type locality of the Letná Formation (Ordovician, Beroun Series). It consists of an alternation of gsubgreywackes and siltstones. Coarse-gained layers exhibit interesting sedimentary structures. Also faunal remains are present.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Bohemicum > Barrandien
Stratigraphy:
Paleozoic
Subject:
stratigraphy, paleontology, lithology, geology
Geological phenomenon:
fossils fauna, outcrop, bed, stratotype
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
slate, schist, 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 1115 (Letenský profil)
Part of national geopark:
Barrandien
Conflicts of interests:
collection, ground instability, vegetation
References
- Čech, S. (1972): Ekospolečenstvo trilobitů z nové lokality v letenském souvrství (caradoc) v Praze na Letné. - Věstník Ústř. Úst. geol., 47, 243-247. Praha. Čech, S. (1975): Cranial reticulation and functional morphology of the cephalic fringe in Trinucleidae (Trilobita). - Věstník Ústř. Úst. geol., 50, 173-177. Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jiří Kříž, 11.11.1993
Updated by:
Steinová Marika, 18.09.2009
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 944 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/944.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
extraordinary
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
major
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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