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Pekon Township, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmari
Regional Level Types
Pekon TownshipTownship
Taunggyi DistrictDistrict
Shan StateState
MyanmarCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
408054
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:408054:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Pekhon; Phekhon; Pekong; Pecong; Pékon
Other Languages:
French:
Pekon, État shan, Birmanie
Burmese:
ဖယ်ခုံမြို့နယ်, တောင်ကြီးခရိုင်, ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်, မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ
Portuguese:
Pekon, Shan, Myanmar


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Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences16
Youngest Fossil Listed166 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed168 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Namyau Beds16168.3 - 166.1 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Burmirhynchia shanensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Burmirhynchia : Burmirhynchia shanensis168.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Holcothyris subovalis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Postepithyrididae : Holcothyris : Holcothyris subovalis168.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Holcothyris concava
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Postepithyrididae : Holcothyris : Holcothyris concava168.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Burmirhynchia (Burmirhynchia) gutta
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Burmirhynchia : Burmirhynchia (Burmirhynchia) gutta168.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Burmirhynchia depressa
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Burmirhynchia : Burmirhynchia depressa168.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Burmirhynchia hpalaiensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Burmirhynchia : Burmirhynchia hpalaiensis168.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Burmirhynchia hsenwiensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Burmirhynchia : Burmirhynchia hsenwiensis168.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Burmirhynchia hsipawensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Burmirhynchia : Burmirhynchia hsipawensis168.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Burmirhynchia orientalis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Burmirhynchia : Burmirhynchia orientalis168.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Burmirhynchia obesa
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Burmirhynchia : Burmirhynchia obesa168.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Burmirhynchia costata
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Burmirhynchia : Burmirhynchia costata168.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Burmirhynchia subcostata
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Burmirhynchia : Burmirhynchia subcostata168.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Burmirhynchia longa
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Burmirhynchia : Burmirhynchia longa168.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Burmirhynchia irregularis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Burmirhynchia : Burmirhynchia irregularis168.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Burmirhynchia nahsaiensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Burmirhynchia : Burmirhynchia nahsaiensis168.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pekon_Township
Wikidata ID:Q7161117


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