TURONIAN SILICIFIED SEDIMENTS IN THE CZORSZTYN SUCCESSION OF THE PIENINY KLIPPEN BELT (WESTERN CARPATHIANS, SLOVAKIA)

Silicified sediments, which occur from the Albian to the Campanian in the Czorsztyn Succession of the Pieniny Klippen Belt are known in seve ral stratigraphic horizons in Slovak and Polish territory. The studied section, situated in Vrsatec Castle Klippe contains the sediments of ?Upper Berriasian-Lower Campanian age. The silicified sequence is repr esented by cherty limestones and silicified marls with rich assemblage s of foraminifers (Helvetoglobotruncana helvetica Zone) and radiolaria ns (Superbum Zone sensu O'Dogherty 1994) of Early Turonian (except for the lowermost part)-?Middle Turonian age. The new radiolarian species Patellula andrusovi Ozvoldova, n. sp. was described there.