<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The late Paleozoic deposits in several basins in the Czech Republic are well
                    known for their abundance of silicified stems. Despite the fact they have been
                    known since 19th century, there are few modern works of this material. The stems
                    have been known to occur at several stratigraphic levels. During the course of
                    recent field work such material has been found at additional levels. Most of
                    them belong to the genus <italic>Agathoxylon</italic>, divided here into two
                    types: cordaitalean plants and conifers. Based on previous data from Intra
                    Sudetic and Pilsen Basins, and new material from Krkonoše Piedmont and
                    Kladno-Rakovník Basins, this work compiles and compares the occurrence,
                    anatomical features and taxonomy of silicified Agathoxylon-type of stems through
                    four studied areas. The various cordaitalean - conifer ratio among all basins
                    reflect different palaeoenvironment in each of them.</p></abstract>

The late Paleozoic deposits in several basins in the Czech Republic are well
                    known for their abundance of silicified stems. Despite the fact they have been
                    known since 19th century, there are few modern works of this material. The stems
                    have been known to occur at several stratigraphic levels. During the course of
                    recent field work such material has been found at additional levels. Most of
                    them belong to the genus Agathoxylon, divided here into two
                    types: cordaitalean plants and conifers. Based on previous data from Intra
                    Sudetic and Pilsen Basins, and new material from Krkonoše Piedmont and
                    Kladno-Rakovník Basins, this work compiles and compares the occurrence,
                    anatomical features and taxonomy of silicified Agathoxylon-type of stems through
                    four studied areas. The various cordaitalean - conifer ratio among all basins
                    reflect different palaeoenvironment in each of them.

Summary of Occurrence and Taxonomy of Silicified
                        <italic>Agathoxylon</italic>-Type of Wood in Late Paleozoic Basins of the
                    Czech Republic

Municipal Museum Nová Paka, F.F. Procházky
                    70, 50901 Nová Paka, Czech Republic

Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science,
                    Albertov 6, 128 43 Praha 2, Czech Republic

Palaeontology Department, West Bohemian Museum in Pilsen,
                    Kopeckého sady 2, 30100 Plzeň Czech Republic;

Folia Musei rerum naturalium Bohemiae occidentalis. Geologica et Paleobiologica

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Summary of Occurrence and Taxonomy of Silicified
                        -Type of Wood in Late Paleozoic Basins of the
                    Czech Republic

The late Paleozoic deposits in several basins in the Czech Republic are well
                    known for their abundance of silicified stems. Despite the...

Summary of Occurrence and Taxonomy of Silicified Agathoxylon-Type of Wood in Late Paleozoic Basins of the Czech Republic

Published Online: Nov 20, 2014

Page range: 14 - 26

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fbgp-2013-0006

Keywords
silicified wood, stem anatomy of wood, cordaitaleans, conifers, late Paleozoic, Czech Republic

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