Kotýz
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Středočeský kraj
District (town):
Beroun
Village:
Koněprusy, Tmaň
Cadastre:
Koněprusy, Tmaň
Map sheets:
12-41 Beroun, 12-413 Králův Dvůr
Accessibility:
passable footpath
ID:
160
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Large-scale natural outcrops with typical karst morphology. The stratotype of the Lochkov Formation (Lower Devonian) with many fossiliferous horizons. Multidisciplinary character of this locality, also archeological finds.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Bohemicum > Barrandien
Stratigraphy:
Paleozoic
Subject:
stratigraphy, paleontology, sedimentology, geology, archeology
Geological phenomenon:
karst, karst cave, rock schelter, fossils fauna, stratotype
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
limestone
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
National nature monument in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
Český kras
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 1007 (Kotýz)
Part of national geopark:
Barrandien
Conflicts of interests:
open cast mining
References
- Chlupáč, I. (1953): Stratigrafická studie o hraničních vrstvách mezi silurem a devonem ve středních Čechách.- Sbor. Ústř. Úst. geol., odd. geol., 20, 277-380. Praha
- Chlupáč, I. (1987, ed.): Základní geologická mapa a vysvětlivky ČSSR 1:25 000, list 12-413 Králův Dvůr. Ústřední Ústav geologický, Praha
- Fridrich, J. - Sklenář, K. (1976): Die palaolithische und mesolithische Hohlenbesiedlung des Bohmischen Karstes. - Fontes archaeol. pragenses, 16, 1-122. National Museum Praha
- Svoboda, J. - Prantl, F. (1949): Stratigraficko - tektonická studie o devonské oblasti koněpruské. - Sbor. St. geol. Úst., 16, 5-92. Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Ivo Chlupáč, 20.03.1993
Updated by:
Steinová Marika, 12.11.2008
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 160 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/160.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
national
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
paleontological type locality, significant study profile, geo-historical value, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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