Dispersed conducting tissue from the Gzhelian (Saberian) of the Kounov Coal in the Kladno-Rakovník Basin, Czech Republic
Abstract
The late Pennsylvanian Kounov coal seam yielded exceptionally well-preserved vascular elements. Their determination is questionable due to their fragmentary nature. Scalariform, reticulated and pitted tracheids prevail. They are comparable with the sphenopsid plants Arthropitys and Sphenophyllum. Some scalariform and reticulated tracheids also resemble those of ferns. However, their precise determination is not possible. Some uniseriate pitted tracheids resemble some conifers. Because conifers do not occur in coal, they might belong to secondary wood of some calamitaleans. Dispersed vascular tissues are correlated with dispersed cuticles and macrofossils.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
Coal and Its By-products
Plant Diversity and Evolution
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Geologia Croatica
- Volume
- 79
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 129–133
- Publication date
- 26 February 2026
- Language
- EN