Shanita thawtinti, a new milioloid foraminifer from the Middle Permian of Myanmar

Shanita thawtinti n. sp. is proposed for a pillared milioloid foraminifer found from Middle Permian strata of the Nwabangyi Formation of the Plateau Limestone Group, exposed in the western Shan Plateau of Myanmar. The new species is characterized by its extraordinary large size of mature test and la...

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Published inMicropaleontology Vol. 57; no. 2; pp. 125 - 138
Main Authors Win, Zaw, Aung, Htun Hla, Shwe, Kyi Kyi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published The Micropaleontology Project, Inc 01.01.2011
Subjects
Dolomitic limestone
Fauna
Geology
Limestones
Micropaleontology
New species
Paleogeography
Paleontology
Paratypes
Stratigraphy
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Summary:Shanita thawtinti n. sp. is proposed for a pillared milioloid foraminifer found from Middle Permian strata of the Nwabangyi Formation of the Plateau Limestone Group, exposed in the western Shan Plateau of Myanmar. The new species is characterized by its extraordinary large size of mature test and large numbers of volutions. In contrast to the previously assigned ages for other species of Shanita, the age of the new species is considered to be Murgabian (=Wordian) based on the occurrence between beds of the index fusulinacean species, Neoschwagerina craticulifera below and Neoschwagerina margaritae above.
ISSN:0026-2803
1937-2795
DOI:10.47894/mpal.57.2.02