Ban Non Mek, K2 (Cretaceous of Thailand)

Also known as Kalasin 2/K.2, Ban Non Meng

Where: Kalasin, Thailand (16.4° N, 104.1° E: paleocoordinates 15.2° N, 112.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Sao Khua Formation (Khorat Group), Late/Upper Barremian (130.0 - 125.5 Ma)

• Non-marine bivalves suggest the Sao Khua Formation is late Barremian in age (Tumpeesawan et al. 2010; Samathi et al. 2019)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; concretionary, calcareous conglomerate

• "lime nodule conglomerate"

Size class: macrofossils

Collected in 1991, 2005

• Discovered by French-Thai team; 2005 bones found by villagers and kept at Wat Nong Mek

Primary reference: V. Martin, E. Buffetaut, and V. Suteethorn. 1993. Jurassic sauropod dinosaurs of Thailand: a preliminary report. International Symposium on Biostratigraphy of Mainland Southeast Asia: Facies & Paleontology, 31 January–5 February 1993, Chang Mai, Thailand 415-425 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 36150: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 14.01.2004

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Theropoda - Spinosauridae
Siamosaurus suteethorni Buffetaut and Ingavat 1986 tetanuran theropod
teeth
 Saurischia - Euhelopodidae
Phuwiangosaurus sirindhornae Martin et al. 1994 euhelopodid
vertebrae, ribs