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Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volume 16, Issues 5–6, October–December 1998, Pages 501-511
Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

A Changhsingian (Late Permian) brachiopod fauna from Son La, northwest Vietnam

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Abstract

A small brachiopod fauna is described from the upper part of the Yenduyet Formation near Son La, northwest Vietnam. The fauna includes the following species: Peltichia kwangtungensis (Zhan), Acosarina minuta (Abich), Rhipidomella hessensis King, Schuchertella cf. cooperi Grant, Derbyia sp., Waagenites soochowensis (Chao), Spinomarginifera chenyaoyanensis Huang, and a Marginiferinae gen. and sp. indet. The fauna is most closely correlated with brachiopods from the lower Changhsingian Stage of South China and the lyttoniid fauna from the Huai Tak Formation of northwest Thailand. In view of these correlations, an early Changhsingian (Late Permian) age is proposed for the Son La brachiopod assemblage.

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Introduction and stratigraphy

This paper describes a small brachiopod fauna collected by the senior author during a field excursion to the Son La area about 250 km northwest of Hanoi (Fig. 1) in November 1995. The excursion was organised by the Vietnam National Committee for IGCP and the Geological Survey of Vietnam as part of the International Symposium on the Geology of Southeast Asia and adjacent Areas held in Hanoi between 1–9 November 1995.

The Permian System is sporadically distributed in Vietnam (Fig. 1). On the basis

Correlation and age of the brachiopod fauna

The brachiopods described in this paper appear to represent only a small portion of a potentially large and diverse fauna. Collecting of the fauna in the field was not exhaustive as time available was rather limited during the excursion. Nevertheless, in view of the species identified herein and their relationships with species from adjacent regions, especially South China and northwest Thailand (see correlations discussed below), the brachiopod assemblage clearly demonstrates a significant

Acknowledgements

We are grateful to Dr. N. V. Tinh for his guidance in the field during the excursion and explanation of regional geology and stratigraphy. This research is supported by the Australian Research Council.

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