Huai Hin Lat creek (Triassic of Thailand)

Where: Khon Kaen, Thailand (16.7° N, 102.0° E: paleocoordinates 20.4° N, 91.4° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Huai Hin Lat Formation, Norian (228.0 - 208.5 Ma)

• Palynomophs contain the formation to Carnian-Norian (Racey & Goodall 2009. Geol. Soc. Lond. Spec. Publ. 315: 69-83), whereas a Norian age is suggested by plant, ostracod and vertebrate remains (e.g. Buffetaut 1983. APP 28: 43-53)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collected in 1981

• TF: collection of the Department of Mineral Resources, Bangkok

Primary reference: F. de Broin. 1984. Proganochelys ruchae n. sp., chélonien du Trias supérieur de Thaïlande [Proganochelys ruchae n. sp., chelonian from the Upper Triassic of Thailand]. Studia Geologica Salmanticensia (Studia Palaeocheloniologica 1), volumen especial 1:87-97 [R. Butler/R. Butler/E. Vlachos]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 106555: authorized by Richard Butler, entered by Richard Butler on 25.03.2011

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Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Testudinata -
Proganochelys ruchae de Broin 1984 turtle
TF 1440-8, 1440-9, shell fragments