Monday, August 24, 2009

Binjul Outcrop





Photos of Rhythmic Member of the Semanggol Formation.

This bed yields late Ladinian (Middle Triassic) ammonoids including Frankites apertus, Celtites epolensis, Anolcites sp. and Nathorstites? sp. and bivalve Daonella phcihleri. This fossil assemblage is indicative for Regoledanus Subzon of Protrachyceras Zon.

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Nathorstites sp. from Binjul, Kedah


External mold


Internal mold


This ammonoids resembles Nathorstites which only reported from British Columbia, North America and Boreal regions. Anyway still waiting for the confirmation and further diagnosis. No suture line and venter view can be observed.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Frankites apertus from QZ467, Aring



Frankites apertus (Mojsisovics)
Characteristic species for Subzone Regoledanus and Subzone Canadensis
Longorbardian, late Ladinian, Middle Triassic
Telong Formation, Aring

Monday, August 3, 2009

Plant Fossil from QZ480


Newly discovered in Locality QZ680 within Lower Myophorian Sandstone, indicated shallow marine invironment. Neocalamites and equisetum can be found as well in this Anisian rock strata of Kaling Formation.