scholarly journals Review of The Late Oligocene Flora of Matrý Near Sebuzín (České Středohoří Mts., The Czech Republic)

2018 ◽  
Vol 74 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 292-316
Author(s):  
Zlatko Kvaček ◽  
Vasilis Teodoridis ◽  
Miroslav Radoň
Keyword(s):  
Riparian Forest ◽  
Fossil Flora ◽  
Fossil Plant ◽  
Humid Climate ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Plant Fossil ◽  
Plant Assemblage ◽  
Plant Remains ◽  
Group A ◽  
Leaf Impressions

The Oligocene palaeontological locality on Matrý Hill near Sebuzín in the České středohoří Mts., North Bohemia, belongs to the Děčín Formation and is dated to 30.8-24.7 Ma according to the regional stratigraphy. It has yielded, in addition to insects from the Heteroptera group, a fossil bee Apis petrefacta and palaeobatrachid frogs, also numerous plant remains. Their recovery began in 1996. The plant fossil assemblage consists mostly of leaf impressions, occasionally accompanied by casts or impressions of fruits. Noteworthy are records of a fern Woodwardia muensteriana, conifers Pinus cf. rigios, P. cf. hepios, Calocedrus suleticensis, Tetraclinis salicornioides, Torreya bilinica, cf. Cephalotaxus parvifolia and numerous angiosperms, e.g. Liriodendron haueri, Daphnogene cinnamomifolia, Platanus neptuni, Cercidiphyllum crenatum, Sloanea artocarpites, Ulmus pyramidalis, Celtis pirskenbergensis, Carya fragiliformis, C. quadrangula, Betula brongniartii, B. dryadum, Alnus rhenana, A. cf. kefersteinii, Carpinus grandis, Ostrya atlantidis, Acer crenatifolium, A. cf. palaeosaccharinum, A. integrilobum and Craigia bronnii. Several angiosperm foliage specimens of both monocots and dicots have not yet been identified to a particular genus and species. The fossil plant assemblage at Matrý corresponds to two vegetation types, i.e. a zonal riparian forest and zonal mixed mesophytic forest, as corroborated by the Integrated Plant Record vegetation analysis. The vegetation thrived under a humid climate, characterized by average values of MAT (13.4 °C), WMMT (23.8 °C), CMMT (3.6 °C) and MAP (1,117 mm). The Matry fossil flora is similar in composition to the flora of Žichov from the same Oligocene Děčín Formation in the České středohoří Mts.

scholarly journals A new Oligocene flora from Ludvíkovice near Děčín (České středohoří Mts., the Czech Republic)

2020 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
pp. 297-314
Author(s):  
Vasilis Teodoridis ◽  
Zlatko Kvaček ◽  
Miroslav Radoň ◽  
Vladislav Raprich ◽  
Angela A. Bruch
Keyword(s):  
Plant Macrofossils ◽  
Species Level ◽  
Evergreen Forest ◽  
Fossil Flora ◽  
Vegetation Analysis ◽  
Fossil Plant ◽  
Humid Climate ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Plant Assemblage ◽  
Southern Hunan

A recently recovered site of plant macrofossils, Ludvíkovice, in the České středohoří Mts. is situated on Sokolí vrch hill, belonging to the Děčín Formation (radiometrically dated to 30.8–24.7 Ma), according to regional stratigraphy. The flora has yielded a fern, Rumohra recentior, and several angiosperms, but no conifers. The prevailing foliage is preserved without cuticles. Noteworthy are records of Daphnogene cinnamomifolia, Laurophyllum cf. acutimontanum, Platanus neptuni, Sloanea artocarpites, Carya fragiliformis / C. quadrangula, Alnus rhenana, Trigonobalanopsis rhamnoides, Eotrigonobalanus furcinervis and cf. Quercus sp. Several foliage specimens of dicots could not be identified to species level, i.e., Leguminophyllum sp., Pungiphyllum cf. cruciatum and Dicotylophyllum sp. div. The fossil plant assemblage of Ludvíkovice corresponds to zonal mesophytic vegetation accompanied by riparian elements. This is corroborated by the Integrated Plant Record vegetation analysis, which reconstructs a zonal broad-leaved evergreen forest similar to the living broad-leaved evergreen sclerophyllous forest from Southern Hunan and Northern Guangxi in SE China. The vegetation thrived under a humid climate characterized by average values of MAT (14.6–24.1 °C), WMMT (24.7–28.3 °C), CMMT (2.2–18.8 °C) and MAP (979–1724 mm). The fossil flora of Ludvíkovice is similar in composition to the floras of Markvartice, Veselíčko, also from the Oligocene Děčín Formation of the České středohoří Mts. and the Hrazený hill.

I. Contributions to the fossil flora of North Greenland, being a description of the plants collected by Mr. Edward Whymper during the summer of 1867

1869 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 329-332
Keyword(s):  
Royal Society ◽  
British Museum ◽  
Fossil Flora ◽  
Fossil Plant ◽  
Additional Material ◽  
Plant Remains ◽  
Complete Series ◽  
The Government ◽  
Government Grant ◽  
North Greenland

The author stated that the examination of the fossil plant-remains which had been at various times brought to Europe from North Greenland by M'Clintock, Inglefield, Colomb, and others, as well as by Mr. Olrik, formerly Inspector of North Greenland, the results of which were published in his work, Flora Fossilis Arctica,’ had led him to certain conclusions, the verification of which, by means of additional material, became very important. Accordingly Mr. R. H. Scott had applied to the British Association at the Nottingham Meeting in 1866 for a grant of money towards the expenses of an expedition to Greenland. A sum of money was voted to a Committee, consisting of Dr. Hooker, Sir W. Trevelyan, Dr. E. Perceval Wright, and Mr. E. Whymper, with Mr. Scott as Secretary. This grant was subsequently most liberally augmented by the Government-Grant Committee of the Royal Society. The condition laid down by both of these bodies was that a complete series of specimens should be deposited in the British Museum.

scholarly journals The Middle Eocene flora of Csordakút (N Hungary)

2009 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boglárka Erdei ◽  
László Rákosi
Keyword(s):  
Fossil Record ◽  
Middle Eocene ◽  
Late Eocene ◽  
Fossil Plant ◽  
Floristic Similarity ◽  
Plant Assemblage ◽  
Plant Remains

The Middle Eocene flora of Csordakút (N Hungary)The Middle Eocene fossil plant assemblage from Csordakút (N Hungary) comprises plant remains preserved exclusively as impressions. Algae are represented by abundant remains of Characeae, including both vegetative fragments and gyrogonites. Remains of angiosperms comprise Lauraceae (Daphnogenesp.), Fagaceae (cf.Eotrigonobalanus furcinervis), Ulmaceae (Cedrelospermumdiv. sp.), Myricaceae (Myricasp.,Comptoniadiv. sp.), Leguminosae (leaves and fruit), Rhamnaceae (?Zizyphus zizyphoides), Elaeocarpaceae (Sloanea nimrodi, Sloaneasp. fruit), Smilacaceae (Smilaxdiv. sp.). The absence of gymnosperms is indicative of a floristic similarity to the coeval floras of Tatabánya (N Hungary) and Girbou in Romania.Sloanea nimrodi(Ettingshausen) Kvaček & Hably, a new element for the Hungarian fossil record indicates a floristic relation to the Late Eocene flora of Kučlin (Bohemia).

scholarly journals The Eocene flora of Tatabánya “marl-mine” (N Hungary)

2020 ◽  
Vol 100 (3) ◽  
pp. 629-645 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boglárka Erdei ◽  
Volker Wilde
Keyword(s):  
Western Europe ◽  
Middle Eocene ◽  
Southeastern Europe ◽  
Fossil Plant ◽  
Plant Assemblage ◽  
Plant Remains ◽  
Entire Margin ◽  
Central And Southeastern Europe

Abstract The middle Eocene (Lutetian) fossil plant assemblage from Tatabánya (N Hungary) comprises plant remains preserved mostly as impressions. Remains of angiosperms are represented by Lauraceae (Laurophyllum div. sp., Daphnogene Unger), Rhamnaceae (Ziziphus Miller), Malvaceae s.l. (Byttneriopsis Z.Kvaček et Wilde), Leguminosae, and Palmae, and the occurrence of other families, i.e., Dioscoreaceae, Myrtaceae, Fagaceae, Anacardiaceae, Berberidaceae, Juglandaceae, and Theaceae, is uncertain. The scarcity of gymnosperms is a character similar to the coeval floras of Csordakút (N Hungary) and Girbou in Romania. The presence of Ziziphus ziziphoides (Unger) Weyland, high number of linear shaped leaves with entire margin and coriaceous texture (Lauraceae vel Fagaceae), and small-leaved Leguminosae suggests a “subhumid” character of the vegetation, which is recognisable also in early Palaeogene floras of eastern Central and Southeastern Europe, e.g., the Tard Clay floras in Hungary and floras of Serbia/Macedonia. In contrast, the Eocene floras from Central/Western Europe are indicative of a generally non-xerophytic character, e.g., Staré Sedlo in Bohemia, Messel, Geiseltal, and the Weisselster Basin floras in Germany. A frost-free climate with high mean annual temperatures similar to that estimated for coeval European floras may also be inferred for the Tatabánya flora.

scholarly journals Ground beetles (Carabidae) from slopes of Macošská stráň and Vilémovická stráň (Protected landscape area of Moravský kras, Czech Republic)

2011 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 143-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jana Niedobová ◽  
Vladimír Hula ◽  
Pavla Šťastná
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Endangered Species ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
Ground Beetles ◽  
Red List ◽  
The Other ◽  
Pitfall Traps ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Group A

Collecting of Carabidae was conducted using pitfall traps at four sites. The first two sites (T1 + T2) were at the slope of Macošská stráň and the other two sites (T3 + T4) at the slope of Vilémovická stráň. The study was done in 2008 and 2009. At Macošská stráň in 2008, 21 species of Carabidae with the total number of 228 individuals were found and in 2009, 18 species of the total number of 116 specimens were collected. At Vilémovická stráň in 2008, 22 species of Carabidae with the total number of 1977 specimens were found and in 2009, 21 species of the total number of 623 specimens were caught. In terms of classification of relictness, Macošská stráň in 2008 was dominated by species of adaptable group A (60%), species of eurytop group (E) were represented by 35% and of relic group (R) by 5%. In 2009, the same representation of species of groups A and E (47%) were found and the species of group R were represented by 6%. Vilémovická stráň in 2008 was dominated by species of group A (52%), species of group E were represented by 43% and of group R by 5%. In 2009 also dominated species of group A (54%), species of group E were represented by 41% and of group R by 5%. In the studied area we reported four endangered species of Carabidae protected by Law (No. 395/1992 Coll.) as amended, these were Calosoma auropunctatum (critically endangered), Brachinus crepitans, Carabus ullrichii and Cicindela campestris (endangered) and two species listed under the Red List of Threatened Species of the Czech Republic (Veselý et al., 2005). One of the species is listed as vulnerable (Calosoma auropunctatum) and one as near endangered (Carabus cancellatus). Another significant species found on the monitored sites was Aptinus bombarda.

scholarly journals Efficiency of road tax in the tax system of the Czech Republic

2012 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Břetislav Andrlík
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Total Expenditure ◽  
Tax System ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Administrative Costs ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Group A ◽  
Ministry Of Finance ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Specific Number

The paper deals with the efficiency of road tax in the tax system of the Czech Republic, focusing on the administrative costs of taxation on the timeline 2005 to 2009. It contains a theoretical definition of tax efficiency, and describes the types of costs connected with taxes. From this perspective it focuses on quantifying the direct administrative costs of road tax. Direct measurement of administrative costs is done by using the method called the method of recounted worker which classifies employees of local tax authorities in separate groups and assigns each group a specific number of employees for each reference road tax using the conversion factors. Then it defines the total expenditure of local tax authorities using the coefficients for a particular monitored tax and it provides administrative costs as a percentage of road tax receipts. It can be said from obtained results that direct administrative costs of road taxes are higher, especially if the Ministry of Finance (2004) states that the average direct administrative costs of the tax system in the Czech Republic reach about 2 %. The results achieved in individual surveyed years are for road tax in relation to the reported average value of direct administrative costs of the tax system in the Czech Republic, increased on average by about 1.96 percentage point. Finally, the results of measurements indicating the proposed amendment are discussed.

scholarly journals X. On the miocene plants discovered on the mackenzie river

1880 ◽  
Vol 30 (200-205) ◽  
pp. 560-562
Keyword(s):  
Fossil Plant ◽  
Bear Lake ◽  
Plant Remains ◽  
Mackenzie River

On his return from his “searching expedition” to Arctic America of the year 1848, Sir John Richardson brought to London a box of fossil plant-remains, which he had collected on the Mackenzie River, between Fort Norman and the Great Bear Lake River, in latitude 65° N. The deposits from whence the specimens were obtained had been discovered by Sir Alexander Mackenzie, in 1785, and visited by Sir J. Franklin and Sir John (then Dr.) Richardson in 1825 ; but it was not until his second visit that Richardson was able to bring away speci­mens (Journal, vol. i, p. 186).

III. Report on Phyto-Palæontological investigations of the fossil Flora of Sheppey

1879 ◽  
Vol 29 (196-199) ◽  
pp. 388-396 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Great Britain ◽  
Fossil Flora ◽  
Plant Remains ◽  
London Clay

One of the most important, if not the most important, locality for the Eocene Flora of Great Britain, and perhaps of the tertiary formation generally, is the London Clay of the Isle of Sheppey, in which are found great numbers of plant remains belonging to many different kinds of fossil fruits and seeds.

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