Abstract
The Paleozoic rocks are well exposed in the Taungnyo area and the main purpose of classification is taxonomic status of the invertebrate fossils and describing the systematic paleontology of brachiopod fossils from Taungnyo Formation. Mainly distributed clastic sedimentary rocks of Taungnyo Formation (Early Carboniferous) and carbonate rocks of Moulmein Limestone Group (Permian to Middle Triassic) are well exposed in the Taungnyo area. In this study, mainly, a total of five species are recognized in the clastic sediments of Taungnyo Formation. Most brachiopods are generally found abundant and well preserved in the mudstone unit. Among them, most of the taxa have not been recorded previously. The brachiopods include: Fimbrispirifer venustus, Ovetensispirifer ovetensium, Aullacella sp., Kayserellae emanuelensis, and Chonopectus sp. All of the species are first recorded in Myanmar.
Highlights
Carboniferous to Lower Permian rock units are widely distributed in the southeastern part of the Taungnyo range
The Paleozoic rocks are well exposed in the Taungnyo area and the main purpose of classification is taxonomic status of the invertebrate fossils and describing the systematic paleontology of brachiopod fossils from Taungnyo Formation
The present study aims the first attempt to identify and study invertebrate fossils in Taungnyo Formation from the interior to discuss their systematic paleontology of brachiopods in the Taungnyo range
Summary
Carboniferous to Lower Permian rock units are widely distributed in the southeastern part of the Taungnyo range. A few previous workers were carried out in this area for geological, sedimentological purposes, and the brachiopod fossils have been found from the rocks of Taungnyo Formation (cited previous authors, e.g. Kyaw Min, 1997; Moe Zat, 2006; Nay Zar Zar Linn Aung, 2006; Day Wa Aung, 2014) [1] [2] [3] [4]. The systematic paleontological analysis of Taungnyo Formation is still lacking in this area. The present study aims the first attempt to identify and study invertebrate fossils in Taungnyo Formation from the interior to discuss their systematic paleontology of brachiopods in the Taungnyo range. All the brachiopods species in the Taungnyo Formation are arranged systematically described taxonomically. All types of species were selected and their images were photographed
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