Sains Malaysiana 44(10)(2015): 1397–1405
Miocene
Larger Benthic Foraminifera from the Kalumpang Formation in Tawau, Sabah
(Foraminifera
Bentos Besar Berusia Miosen dari Formasi Kalumpang di Tawau, Sabah)
JUNAIDI ASIS1*
& BASIR JASIN2
1Geology Programme,
Faculty of Science and Natural Resources, Universiti Malaysia Sabah,
Jalan UMS, 88400
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
2No. 22 Jalan
2/4F, Section 2, 43650 Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
Diserahkan: 6 Disember
2013/Diterima: 12 Ogos 2015
ABSTRACT
Miocene larger benthic foraminifera
have been discovered from a limestone unit of the Kalumpang Formation.
The limestone is exposed at the Teck Guan Quarry, Tawau, southeast
Sabah. The Kalumpang Formation consists predominantly of
interbedded mudstone and sandstone (graywacke), conglomerate,
limestone, marl, chert and volcanic rocks.
Five limestone samples have been collected and processed for
petrographic analysis and identification of larger benthic foraminifera.
The limestone is classified as packstone and mudstone. A
total of seventeen species of larger benthic foraminifera have been
identified. The foraminifera are divided into two assemblages namely
Assemblage I and Assemblage II. Assemblage I is characterized
by the presence of Lepidocyclina (Nephrolepidina) parva, Operculina
sp. and Lepidocyclina (Eulepidina) formosa. This assemblage is an indicative of Aquitanian
to Burdigalian in age (Early Miocene). Assembalge II comprises
of Lepidocyclina (Nephrolepidina) sumatrensis, Lepidocyclina
(Nephrolepidina) angulosa, Lepidocyclina (Nephrolepidina) ferreroi
Lepidocyclina sp., Miogypsina sp., Katacycloclypeus
annulatus, Katacyloclypeus martini, Cycloclypeus carpenteri,
Cycloclypeus indopacificus, Cycloclypeus sp., Flosculinella
bontangensis, Operculina complanata, Amphistegina bowdenensis and
Amphistegina sp. This assemblage is an indicative of Langhian
to Serravallian age (Middle Miocene). The foraminiferal assemblages
suggest that the depositional environment was a warm tropical shallow-marine
at the fore-reef shelf zone.
Keywords: Kalumpang Formation;
larger benthic foraminifera; Miocene; Tawau
ABSTRAK
Foraminifera bentos besar
berusia Miosen telah ditemui daripada unit batu kapur Formasi Kalumpang.
Batu kapur tersebut terdedah di Kuari Tech Guan, Tawau, tenggara
Sabah. Formasi
Kalumpang ini terdiri daripada selang-lapis batu lumpur dan batu
pasir (greiwak), konglomerat, batu kapur, marmar,
rijang dan batuan volkano. Lima sampel batu kapur telah
diambil dan diproses untuk analisis petrografi dan pengenalpastian
foraminifera bentos besar. Sebanyak
tujuh belas spesies foraminifera bentos
besar telah dikenal pasti. Foraminifera dibahagikan
kepada dua himpunan iaitu Himpunan I dan Himpunan II. Himpunan I dicirikan oleh kehadiran Lepidocyclina
(Nephrolepidina) parva, Operculina sp. dan Lepidocyclina
(Eulepidina) formosa. Himpunan ini menunjukkan usia
Aquitanian hingga Burdigalian (Miosen Awal). Himpunan II
terdiri daripada Lepidocyclina (Nephrolepidina) sumatrensis,
Lepidocyclina (Nephrolepidina) angulosa, Lepidocyclina (Nephrolepidina)
ferreroi Lepidocyclina sp., Miogypsina sp., Katacycloclypeus
annulatus, Katacyloclypeus martini, Cycloclypeus carpenteri, Cycloclypeus
indopacificus, Cycloclypeus sp., Flosculinella bontangensis,
Operculina complanata, Amphistegina bowdenensis dan Amphistegina
sp. Himpunan ini menunjukkan usia Langhian hingga Serravallian
(Miosen Tengah). Himpunan foraminifera
ini membuktikan bahawa sekitaran pengendapannya adalah pada sekitaran
laut cetek kawasan tropika di zon pelantar depan terumbu.
Kata
kunci: Foraminifera bentos besar; Formasi Kalumpang; Miosen; Tawau
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