line-height-rule: exactly" class=MsoNormal>A Jurassic SSZ-type ophiolite and related rock units have been recognized in the Myitkyina region of Myanmar. Based on the regional geology, the Myitkyina ophiolite can be part of the East Ophiolite of Myanmar, and lies in an eastward extension of the southern Tibet Yarlung Zangbo suture zone. However, during the Jurassic the Neotethyan ophiolites along this suture were being formed in a MOR setting, and therefore, an intra-oceanic subduction model is probably suited for the Myitkyina ophiolite. The authors also notice that the East Ophiolite Belt of Myanmar has been connected to the Jurassic Mesotethyan ophiolites along the Bangong-Nujiang suture of central Tibet, which were being formed in a SSZ setting. Thus, further study is needed to determine its specific tectonic setting.