Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Plant Fossils From Jerantut, Pahang













Satu lapisan kaya fosil tumbuhan telah ditemui di sebuah tapak pembinaan di Simpang Kota Gelanggi, Jerantut, Pahang. Himpunan fosil tumbuhan ini dinamakan sebagai Flora Gelanggi yang mengandungi Cladiophlebis sp., Taeniopteris sp., Otozamites sp., Equisetum sp. dan Neocalamites sp.. Usia Flora Gelanggi ini dianggarkan berusia Trias Akhir ke Jura Awal (228-175 juta tahun).

A rich plant fossils bed was discovered in a construction site at Simpang Kota Gelanggi, Jerantut, Pahang. The assemblage of these plant fossils was called as Gelanggi Flora included Cladiophlebis sp., Taeniopteris sp., Otozamites sp., Equisetum sp. and Neocalamites sp.. The age of Gelanggi Flora can be assigned to the Late Triassic to Early Jurassic (228-175 m.a).

1 comment:

  1. salam wbt ..en Ahmad Rosli
    ada info fasal fossil Pokok Paku ...

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