Cold water brachiopods of Sungai Itau and Kilim, Langkawi and their heritage values

Mohd Shafeea Leman (2010) Cold water brachiopods of Sungai Itau and Kilim, Langkawi and their heritage values. In: Geological heritage of Malaysia: geoheritage conservation (1997-2009). Institut Alam Sekitar dan Pembangunan (LESTARI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, pp. 415-426. ISBN 9789675227370

Rich and well-preserved brachiopod faunas were discovered in quarry exposures at Kampung Sungai Itau and Kampung Kilim, Langkawi. Several species of brachiopod were identified from these beds, dominated by cold-water spiriferid genera of Spirelytha with heavily spinosed shells and Sulciplica with large thick shells. These faunal assemblages are best assigned to the upper part of the Arctitreta -- Bandoproductus assemblage Zone of Early Permian (Early Sakmarian). The Sungai Itau and Kilim brachiopod faunas exhibit strong palaeobiogeographic correlation with other peri-Gondwanan brachiopod faunas. These well-preserved fossils, with very high scientific values should be regarded as prestigous fossil heritages, which need to be carefully curated and protected for future references.

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Rich and well-preserved brachiopod faunas were discovered in quarry exposures at Kampung Sungai Itau and Kampung Kilim, Langkawi. Several species of brachiopod were identified from these beds, dominated by cold-water spiriferid genera of Spirelytha with heavily spinosed shells and Sulciplica with large thick shells. These faunal assemblages are best assigned to the upper part of the Arctitreta -- Bandoproductus assemblage Zone of Early Permian (Early Sakmarian). The Sungai Itau and Kilim brachiopod faunas exhibit strong palaeobiogeographic correlation with other peri-Gondwanan brachiopod faunas. These well-preserved fossils, with very high scientific values should be regarded as prestigous fossil heritages, which need to be carefully curated and protected for future references.

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Item Type:	Book Section
Additional Information:	Available at Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43000 UPM Serdang, Malaysia. QE299.5 G345 Call Number
AGROVOC Term:	biodiversity conservation
AGROVOC Term:	geological history
AGROVOC Term:	natural heritage
AGROVOC Term:	geological surveys
AGROVOC Term:	geologists
AGROVOC Term:	ecosystem conservation
Geographical Term:	Malaysia
Depositing User:	Ms. Azariah Hashim
Date Deposited:	04 Feb 2025 09:06
Last Modified:	04 Feb 2025 09:06
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1056

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