Barrandov Rocks, Prague, CZ - Places of Geologic Significance on Waymarking.com

You can locate this rock on left hand slope of the Vltava valley between Mala Chuchle and Barrandov Bridge near the beginning of Hlubocepy Valley. Area: 11 5712 ha. Elevation 200 - 300 m above sea level.

One of the most complete Palaeozoical profiles in the world ranging from the Upper Ordovician to the highest part of Lower Devonian (international stratotype of Zlíchov step), significant geological formation - Barrandov Rock - a unique sample of folding of Palaeozoic limestones and finding place of thermophilous roky steppe fossils.

Classic geological profile from the Upper Ordovician to the Devonian (Zlíchov step). Unique examples of folding and other tectonic faults of Devonian rocks due to the phenomena connected with Varisan folding, stratotype of the lower boundary of Zlíchov step (Devonian) connected with the world-known corral horizon site in the U Kaplicky quarry. Important are also the Palaeontological finding places, particularly in the Lower Silurian and the upper part of the Kopaniny formation of the Upper Silurian. From the number of fossils mention should be made e.g. of the trilobites of theOdontochile and Reedops families, corrals, orthocera, the graptolite Testograptus testis, the fivalves Slava, Isolia, Snoopyia insolita.

Less than one year after the death of Joachim Barrande on June 14, 1884, an iron tablet 4.8 m long and 1.5 m high bearing the name of BARRANDE was unveiled festively. The area was put under the administration of the National Museum in Prague. In this way the Barrande Rock became the oldest geological reserve in the territory of Austro-Hungary and perhaps in the whole of Europe.

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Waymark is confirmed to be publicly accessible: yes Parking Coordinates: N 50° 02.459 W 014° 24.273 Access fee (In local currency): .00 Requires a high clearance vehicle to visit.: no Requires 4x4 vehicle to visit.: no Public Transport available: yes Website reference: [Web Link]

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