PBDB Collection

Bang Pu Dam Coal Pit (Eocene of Thailand)

Also known as Krabi Basin; Ban Pu Dam

Where: Thailand (8.0° N, 99.0° E: paleocoordinates 6.0° N, 103.0° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

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

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lignite

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J.-C. Rage, E. Buffetaut, H. Buffetaut-Tong, Y. Chaimanee, S. Ducrocq, J.-J. Jaeger, and V. Suteethorn. 1992. A colubrid snake in the late Eocene of Thailand: the oldest known Colubridae (Reptilia, Serpentes). Comptes Rendus de l’Académie des Sciences, Paris. Série 2 314:1085-1089 [J. Head/J. Head/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 49083: authorized by Jason Head, entered by Jason Head on 07.04.2005, edited by John Alroy, Philip Mannion, Patricia Holroyd, Pauline Coster and Grace Varnham

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Taxonomic list

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Reptilia
Crocodylia -	Krabisuchus siamogallicus n. gen. n. sp.⁹ Krabisuchus siamogallicus n. gen. n. sp.⁹ Martin and Lauprasert 2010 crocodilian Kr-C-012 - holotype (complete skull with associated mandibular rami)
Squamata - Boidae	Boidae indet. Boidae indet. Gray 1825 boa
Squamata - Colubridae	Colubridae indet.⁷ Colubridae indet.⁷ Oppel 1811 colubrid snake
Testudines - Geoemydidae	Mauremys thanhinensis n. sp.¹ Mauremys thanhinensis n. sp.¹ Claude et al. 2007 pond turtle
Mammalia
Artiodactyla -	Siamotherium krabiense⁶ Siamotherium krabiense⁶ Suteethorn et al. 1988 even-toed ungulate
Artiodactyla - Anthracotheriidae	Geniokeryx thailandicus⁵, Anthracotheriinae indet.⁴, "Anthracohyus sp." = Anthracotherium⁷, Bothriogenys orientalis n. sp.³ Geniokeryx thailandicus⁵ Ducrocq 1999 anthracothere DMR TF 2656 Anthracotheriinae indet.⁴ Leidy 1869 anthracothere DMR TF 2662 "Anthracohyus sp." = Anthracotherium⁷ Cuvier 1822 anthracothere Bothriogenys orientalis n. sp.³ Ducrocq 1997 anthracothere
Artiodactyla - Tragulidae	Krabimeryx primitivus⁷ Krabimeryx primitivus⁷ Metais et al. 2001 chevrotain Fragmentary lower jaw with talonid of left m1 and isolated left m2, BM 04-06-3-4a; isolated right m2, BM 04-06-3-4b.
Artiodactyla -	Krabitherium waileki n. gen. n. sp.¹⁰ Krabitherium waileki n. gen. n. sp.¹⁰ Métais et al. 2007 ruminant
Artiodactyla - Helohyidae	Progenitohyus thailandicus n. gen. n. sp.⁸ Progenitohyus thailandicus n. gen. n. sp.⁸ Ducrocq et al. 1997 even-toed ungulate DMR TF 2668 - holotype
Artiodactyla -	Egatochoerus jaegeri n. gen. n. sp.² Egatochoerus jaegeri n. gen. n. sp.² Ducrocq 1994 even-toed ungulate DMR TF 2681 - holotype; referred material: TF 2673, 2812-2814, 2825 and 2967-2969

¹Claude et al. 2007; ²Ducrocq 1994; ³Ducrocq 1997; ⁴Ducrocq 1999; ⁵Ducrocq 2020; ⁶Ducrocq et al. 1995; ⁷Ducrocq et al. 2021; ⁸Ducrocq et al. 1997; ⁹Martin and Lauprasert 2010; ¹⁰Métais et al. 2007