Late Carboniferous flora of Castle Hill in Ljubljana (Slovenia)

Finds of Paleozoic fossil flora on the Ljubljana Castle Hill were first described in 19th century, therefore the wider area of the planned cable car to the Ljubljana castle was defined as apotentially important fossil locality already before the start of construction works. During geologic-paleontologic monitioring a fossil assemblage of Equisetopsida (Articulatae), Lycopodiopsida (Lycopsida), Pteridospermopsida and Cordaitanthales that permit to confirm the Upper Carboniferous age of beds.The Castle Hill is the western mostlocality of Paleozoic flora in the Sava Folds,and itrepresents anadditional contribution to the knowledge on extension of the Euramerian floristic area.