The Lochkovian is one of three
faunal stages in the
Early Devonian Epoch. It lasted from 419.2 ± 3.2 million years ago to 410.8 ± 2.8 million years ago. It marked the beginning of the Devonian Period, and was followed by the
Pragian
The Pragian is one of three faunal stages in the Early Devonian Epoch. It lasted from 410.8 ± 2.8 million years ago to 407.6 ± 2.8 million years ago. It was preceded by the Lochkovian Stage and followed by the Emsian Stage. The most important La ...
Stage. It is named after the village of
Lochkov
Lochkov is a municipal district (''městská část'') in Prague, Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, ...
in the Czech Republic, now part of the city of
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
.
The GSSP is located within the
Lochkow Formation at the Klonk Section in Prague.
In North America the Lochkovian Stage is represented by Gedinnian or Helderbergian time.
References
Early Devonian
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