Khlong Thom, Shan-Thai block dinosaur (Jurassic to of Thailand)

Where: Krabi, Thailand (7.8° N, 99.2° E: paleocoordinates 5.5° N, 110.6° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Khlong Min Formation (Trang Group), Middle Jurassic to Middle Jurassic (174.7 - 145.0 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; paleosol/pedogenic, fine-grained, ferruginous, gray, yellow, argillaceous, calcareous conglomerate

• "grey calcareous breccia-conglomerate...the bed contains light to dark grey carbonate clasts embedded in a grey to yellowish fine-grained carbonate-clayey matrix. Clasts are either micritic or of similar composition and structure."

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: E. Buffetaut, V. Suteethorn, H. Tong and A. Kosir. 2005. First dinosaur from the Shan–Thai Block of SE Asia: a Jurassic sauropod from the southern peninsula of Thailand. Journal of the Geological Society, London 162(3):481-484 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 52916: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 26.08.2005

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Taxonomic list

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Reptilia
 Saurischia - Mamenchisauridae
Mamenchisauridae "indet. B"
Mamenchisauridae "indet. B" mamenchisaurid
SDRC KB1-1, dorsal vertebra
 Loricata -
Crocodylia indet.
Crocodylia indet. crocodilian
 Testudinata -
Siamochelys sp.
Siamochelys sp. Tong et al. 2002 turtle