Monday, April 19, 2010

Daonella pectinoides from Jentar, Mentakab


A specimen of bivalve Daonella pectinoides Kobayashi & Tamura newly discovered from Ladang Jentar, Mentakab, Temerloh, Centrel Pahang in tuffaceous shale of deep marine Semantan Formation. The holotype specimen was described by Kobayashi and Tamura (1959) in Sakawa, Japan.

2 comments:

  1. Hi Ahmad, always an interesting find you have there!How long does it take to survey the rocks and obtain such specimens?

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  2. Just coincidence but sometimes, as a fossil hunter, depend to the instinct!- Ahmad Rosli

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