Palaeozoic arthropods in Baltoscandian erratics from the coastal cliffs near Gdynia in northern Poland

Fossils recovered from Baltoscandian erratic boulders and cobbles, collected on the beach near Orłowo and Oksywie Cliff (the latter for the first time) near Gdynia in northern Poland constitute an interesting lot. Several trilo-bite taxa have been discovered, such as Calymene? sp., Acaste? sp., Chas...

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Main Authors: Kowalewska Agata, Jagt-Yazykova Elena
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Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2025-04-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.14746/logos.2025.31.1.02
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description Fossils recovered from Baltoscandian erratic boulders and cobbles, collected on the beach near Orłowo and Oksywie Cliff (the latter for the first time) near Gdynia in northern Poland constitute an interesting lot. Several trilo-bite taxa have been discovered, such as Calymene? sp., Acaste? sp., Chasmopsinae indet., Encrinurus sp. and Proetidae indet. Another group of arthropods represented here is Ostracoda, mostly comprising taxa of the family Beyrichiidae, assigned to the order Palaeocopida. The preservation of all fossils certainly leaves much to be desired. Nevertheless, after preparation it has turned out possible to provide some taxonomic identification and the estimated stratigraphical provenance of the erratics studied. In addition, on the basis of taxonomic composition, palaeoecological and palaeogeo-graphical patterns have been worked out. The present paper ranks amongst the very few recent publications dedicated to erratic fossils from Poland in general and those on arthropods specifically.
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spelling doaj-art-a3db86a579934704830ec09d41fff94a2025-08-20T03:52:16ZengSciendoGeologos2080-65742025-04-01311173010.14746/logos.2025.31.1.02Palaeozoic arthropods in Baltoscandian erratics from the coastal cliffs near Gdynia in northern PolandKowalewska Agata0Jagt-Yazykova Elena1Institute of Biology, University of Opole, Oleska 22, 45-267Opole, PolandInstitute of Biology, University of Opole, Oleska 22, 45-267Opole, PolandFossils recovered from Baltoscandian erratic boulders and cobbles, collected on the beach near Orłowo and Oksywie Cliff (the latter for the first time) near Gdynia in northern Poland constitute an interesting lot. Several trilo-bite taxa have been discovered, such as Calymene? sp., Acaste? sp., Chasmopsinae indet., Encrinurus sp. and Proetidae indet. Another group of arthropods represented here is Ostracoda, mostly comprising taxa of the family Beyrichiidae, assigned to the order Palaeocopida. The preservation of all fossils certainly leaves much to be desired. Nevertheless, after preparation it has turned out possible to provide some taxonomic identification and the estimated stratigraphical provenance of the erratics studied. In addition, on the basis of taxonomic composition, palaeoecological and palaeogeo-graphical patterns have been worked out. The present paper ranks amongst the very few recent publications dedicated to erratic fossils from Poland in general and those on arthropods specifically.https://doi.org/10.14746/logos.2025.31.1.02ordoviciansiluriantrilobitesostracodstaxonomy
spellingShingle Kowalewska Agata
Jagt-Yazykova Elena
Palaeozoic arthropods in Baltoscandian erratics from the coastal cliffs near Gdynia in northern Poland
Geologos
ordovician
silurian
trilobites
ostracods
taxonomy
title Palaeozoic arthropods in Baltoscandian erratics from the coastal cliffs near Gdynia in northern Poland
title_full Palaeozoic arthropods in Baltoscandian erratics from the coastal cliffs near Gdynia in northern Poland
title_fullStr Palaeozoic arthropods in Baltoscandian erratics from the coastal cliffs near Gdynia in northern Poland
title_full_unstemmed Palaeozoic arthropods in Baltoscandian erratics from the coastal cliffs near Gdynia in northern Poland
title_short Palaeozoic arthropods in Baltoscandian erratics from the coastal cliffs near Gdynia in northern Poland
title_sort palaeozoic arthropods in baltoscandian erratics from the coastal cliffs near gdynia in northern poland
topic ordovician
silurian
trilobites
ostracods
taxonomy
url https://doi.org/10.14746/logos.2025.31.1.02
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