Malaysia's largest cephalopod fossil fauna and its fascinating global palaeobiogeography

Sone, Masatoshi and Mohd Shafeea Leman and Ehiro, Masayuki (2010) Malaysia's largest cephalopod fossil fauna and its fascinating global palaeobiogeography. In: Geological heritage of Malaysia: geoheritage conservation (1997-2009). Institut Alam Sekitar dan Pembangunan (LESTARI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor. ISBN 9789675227370

In zoo-geographic distribution, cephalopods have a distinctive nature of marine ecological distribution in conjunction with post-mortem transport owing to their ecology and shell structure. Recently, Malaysia's largest cephalopod fossil fauna was discovered by the authors in the Bera South area, Pahang. It contains six informative species including one new species, Bamyaniceras orientale. In particular, another form Tauroceras scrobiculatum (Gemmellaro) is an index species of the Middle Permian Wordian Stage, and represents important evidence for climatic/geographic relationships between proto-Malaysia and other areas of the world. T. scrobiculatum have been found in several regions reflecting the southern margin of the ancient ocean "Tethys". With respect to the inferred oceanic current pattern, this reveals eastward migration (including possible post-mortem transport) along the faunal seaway, and indicates possible sub- tropical climates for the ecological habitat of the species. The result of this study well appeals international geological significance of the Malaysian fossils, the nominees of national geological heritages.

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In zoo-geographic distribution, cephalopods have a distinctive nature of marine ecological distribution in conjunction with post-mortem transport owing to their ecology and shell structure. Recently, Malaysia's largest cephalopod fossil fauna was discovered by the authors in the Bera South area, Pahang. It contains six informative species including one new species, Bamyaniceras orientale. In particular, another form Tauroceras scrobiculatum (Gemmellaro) is an index species of the Middle Permian Wordian Stage, and represents important evidence for climatic/geographic relationships between proto-Malaysia and other areas of the world. T. scrobiculatum have been found in several regions reflecting the southern margin of the ancient ocean "Tethys". With respect to the inferred oceanic current pattern, this reveals eastward migration (including possible post-mortem transport) along the faunal seaway, and indicates possible sub- tropical climates for the ecological habitat of the species. The result of this study well appeals international geological significance of the Malaysian fossils, the nominees of national geological heritages.

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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:	Cephalopoda
AGROVOC Term:	fossils
AGROVOC Term:	fauna
AGROVOC Term:	palaeontology
AGROVOC Term:	dredging
AGROVOC Term:	analysis
AGROVOC Term:	geologists
AGROVOC Term:	scientists
AGROVOC Term:	biodiversity
AGROVOC Term:	geological history
Geographical Term:	Malaysia
Depositing User:	Ms. Azariah Hashim
Date Deposited:	14 Jan 2025 00:44
Last Modified:	14 Jan 2025 00:44
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1011

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