SBORNÍK NÁRODNÍHO MUZEA V PRAZE ACTA MUSEI NATIONALIS PRAGAE Řada B – Přírodní vědy • sv. 67 • 2011 • čís. 3–4 • s. 83–144 Series B – Historia Naturalis • vol. 67 • 2011 • no. 3–4 • pp. 83–144 THE LATE EOCENE FLORA OF KUČLÍN NEAR BÍLINA IN NORTH BOHEMIA REVISITED ZLATKO KVAČEK Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Albertov 6, 128 43 Prague 2, Czech Republic; e-mail:
[email protected] VASILIS TEODORIDIS Department of Biology and Environmental Education Studies, Faculty of Education, Charles University in Prague, M.D. Ret- tigové 4, 116 39 Prague 1, Czech Republic; e-mail:
[email protected] Kvaček, Z., Teodoridis, V. (2011): The Late Eocene flora of Kučlín near Bílina in North Bohemia revisited – Acta. Mus. Nat. Pragae, Ser. B, Hist. Nat., 67(3–4): 83–144, Praha. ISSN 0036-5343. Abstract. A detailed survey of the Late Eocene flora of the diatomite of Kučlín, the Trupelník Hill in North Bohemia, České středohoří Mountains, is given based on the morphological study of most of the so far published macrofossil records since Ettingshausen’s pioneer study and many newly acquired taxa. Both extinct and some modern genera represented mostly by leaf morphotypes and less commonly by fruits and seeds have been encountered. They belong to the ferns (Osmundaceae, Thelypteridaceae, Blechnaceae etc.), conifers (Cupressaceae, Doliostrobaceae) and prevailingly to Angiosperms. Representatives of e.g., Nymphaeaceae, Magnoliaceae, Lauraceae, Platanaceae, Ulmaceae, Fagaceae, Juglandaceae, Fabaceae and some more exotic families such as Icacinaceae, Simaroubaceae and Rutaceae are most numerous, while many belong to extinct groups not assignable to any modern family (e.g., Raskya).