Pod skolou - Praha, Czech Republic
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N 50° 02.374 E 014° 23.937
33U E 456959 N 5543202
Pod skolou - an abandoned quarry where Joachim Barrande found his first fossil.
Waymark Code: WMHP82
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 07/30/2013
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CZ
Pod školou je prírodní památka v Praze. Jedná se o oblast opušteného lomu, severne od Buštehradské dráhy. Památka o rozloze 2,46 ha predstavuje typické nalezište rady fosilních organismu popsaných v rade prací od dob J. Barranda. V lomové stene je odkryta spodní a vrchní cást vápencu s bridlicnými vložkami, obsahujícími trilobity.
EN
Pod školou is a natural landmark on the outskirts of Prague. This is the area of ??the abandoned quarry north of Buštehrad rail. This abandoned quarry with an area of ??2.46 ha site represents a typical series of fossil organisms described in numerous works since J. Barrande (
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