Bang Mark Lignite Mine (Eocene of Thailand)

Also known as Krabi Mine; Ban Bang Mark; Bang Ban Mark; Bang Mark pit

Where: Thailand (8.1° N, 98.2° E: paleocoordinates 5.8° N, 102.1° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Eocene (37.2 - 33.9 Ma)

• "latest late Eocene," and from a single coal seam (Marivaux et al. 2006)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; lignite

• "fluvio-lacustrine and paludal" (Marivaux et al. 2006)
• "coal seam sandwiched between overlying lacustrine sediments and underlying fluviatile sediments"

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: quarrying

• Other mammal remains are reported from the 'Krabi Basin' but they apparently do not come from the same collection

Primary reference: S. Ducrocq, Y. Chaimane, V. Suteethorn and J.-J. Jaeger. 1996. An unusual anthracotheriid artiodactyl from the late Eocene of Thailand. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie Monatshefte 1996:389-398 [E. Fara/E. Fara/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 13127: authorized by Emmanuel Fara, entered by Emmanuel Fara on 22.01.2002, edited by John Alroy, Philip Mannion, Mark Uhen, Patricia Holroyd, Grace Varnham and K. Christopher Beard

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Theriamorpha -
Carnivoramorpha indet.4 Wyss and Flynn 1993 placental
 Artiodactyla - Entelodontidae
Entelodon aff. gobiensis3 Trofimov 1952 even-toed ungulate
 Artiodactyla - Anthracotheriidae
Atopotherium bangmarkensis n. gen. n. sp. anthracothere
Anthracotherium chaimanei4 Ducrocq 1999 anthracothere
Bothriogenys orientale4 anthracothere
Geniokeryx thailandicus4 Ducrocq 1999 anthracothere
Geniokeryx nanus n. sp.4 Ducrocq et al. 2021 anthracothere
Holotype: Left lower jaw with p1–m3, BM 02-08-20-1
 Artiodactyla - Helohyidae
Progenitohyus thailandicus4 Ducrocq et al. 1997 even-toed ungulate
 Artiodactyla -
Egatochoerus jaegeri9 Ducrocq 1994 even-toed ungulate
TF 2978, 3477-3479
 Artiodactyla - Palaeochoeridae
Siamochoerus banmarkensis n. gen. n. sp.5
Siamochoerus banmarkensis n. gen. n. sp.5 Ducrocq et al. 1998 even-toed ungulate
DMR TF 2905 - holotype; referred material: TF 2906, 2907 and 2963
 Artiodactyla -
Krabitherium waileki4 Métais et al. 2007 ruminant
 Artiodactyla - Tragulidae
Archaeotragulus krabiensis4 Metais et al. 2001 chevrotain
Krabimeryx primitivus4 Metais et al. 2001 chevrotain
 Placentalia -
Perissodactyla indet.4 Owen 1848 odd-toed ungulate
 Perissodactyla - Chalicotheriidae
Eomoropus meridiorientalis n. sp.4 Ducrocq et al. 2021 chalicothere
Holotype: Left M3, BM 08-07-15-30
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Guixia simplex4 rhinoceros
 Rodentia - Chapattimyidae
Baluchimys krabiense n. sp.6 Marivaux et al. 2000 rodent
DMR TF 2979 - type
 Primates - Ekgmowechashalidae
Muangthanhinius siami n. gen. n. sp.7
Muangthanhinius siami n. gen. n. sp.7 Marivaux et al. 2006 primate
 Primates - Amphipithecidae
Krabia minuta n. gen. n. sp.2 Chaimanee et al. 2013 monkey
Siamopithecus eocaenus4 Chaimanee et al. 1997 monkey
Reptilia
 Crocodylia -
Krabisuchus siamogallicus8 Martin and Lauprasert 2010 crocodilian
Kr-C specimens
 Testudines - Geoemydidae
Hardella siamensis n. sp.1 Claude et al. 2007 turtle
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Testudinidae indet.1 Batsch 1788 turtle
"? Family Testudinidae genus and species indet."