Tanai, Myanmar
Danai
တနိုင်းမြို့ | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Danai Location in Burma | |
| Coordinates: 26°21′0″N 96°43′0″E / 26.35000°N 96.71667°E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Division | Kachin State |
| District | Tanai District |
| Township | Tanai Township |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.5 sq mi (4 km2) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 17,884 |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
Tanai or Danai (Burmese: တနိုင်းမြို့) is a town in Kachin State, in the northernmost part of Myanmar. It is the principal town of Tanai Township and Tanai District.[1]
Burmese amber is found in the area around Tanai, leading to paleontological discoveries like the Cretoperipatus species of worm.[2][3]
References
- ^ a b Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Tanai Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya တနိုင်းမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Tanai Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
- ^ Grimaldi, David A.; Engel, Michael S.; Nascimbene, Paul C. (March 2002). "Fossiliferous Cretaceous Amber from Myanmar (Burma): Its Rediscovery, Biotic Diversity, and Paleontological Significance". American Museum Novitates (3361): 1–71. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2002)361<0001:FCAFMB>2.0.CO;2. hdl:2246/2914. S2CID 53645124.
- ^ Oliveira, I. S.; Bai, M; Jahn, H; Gross, V; Martin, C; Hammel, J. U.; Zhang, W; Mayer, G (2016). "Earliest Onychophoran in Amber Reveals Gondwanan Migration Patterns". Current Biology. 26 (19): 2594–2601. Bibcode:2016CBio...26.2594O. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2016.07.023. PMID 27693140.
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