Motolský ordovik
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Hlavní město Praha
District (town):
Praha
Village:
Praha
Cadastre:
Motol, Stodůlky
Map sheets:
12-24 Praha, 12-243 Praha sever
Accessibility:
passable footpath
ID:
951
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Road cut exposing upper parts of the Dobrotivá Formation and lower parts of the Libeň Formation. The claystones of the Dobrotivá Formation contain calcareous concretion with well preserved trilobite fauna.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Bohemicum > Barrandien
Stratigraphy:
Paleozoic
Subject:
paleontology, sedimentology, stratigraphy, geology, lithology
Geological phenomenon:
fossils fauna, outcrop, bed, concretion , stratotype
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
clayey shale
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 1210 (Motolský ordovik)
Part of national geopark:
Barrandien
Conflicts of interests:
collection, ground instability, vegetation
References
- Králík, F. et al. (1984): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČSSR 1:25 000, list 12-243, Praha - sever. Ústř. Úst. geol. 131 p. Praha. Havlíček, V. - Vaněk, J. (1996): Dobrotivian - Berounian boundary interval in the Prague Basin with special emphasis on the deepest part of the trough (Ordovician, Czech Republic). - Věst. Čes. geol. úst., 71, 3, 225-243. Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jiří Kříž, 10.11.1990
Updated by:
Steinová Marika, 18.09.2009
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 951 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/951.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
extraordinary
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
paleontological type locality, significant study profile, geo-historical value, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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