Ban Si Liam: Middle Pleistocene, Thailand
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Testudines
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Testudinoidea indet.
Gray 1825
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| Isolated fragments of plastral plates (DMR-BSL2011-1) | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
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Alligator cf. sinensis
Fauvel 1879
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| Complete skull of a short-snouted crocodilian (DMR-BSL2011-2) | ||||||||||
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= Alligator munensis n. sp.
Darlim et al. 2023
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Darlim et al. 2023 | |||||||||
| DMR-BSL2011-2 - type; tentatively referred specimen: DMRBSL2011-3 | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Cervidae
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Suidae indet.
Gray 1821
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= Rusa unicolor
Kerr 1792
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Darlim et al. 2023 | |||||||||
| DMR-BSL2011-6 and DMR-BSL2011-7 | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Bovidae
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Giraffidae indet.
Gray 1821
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= Bubalus arnee
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Darlim et al. 2023 | |||||||||
| DMR-BSL2011-4, 2011-5, 2011-8 and 2011-9 | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Thailand | State/province: | Nakhon Ratchasima | County: | Mueang |
| Coordinates: | 15.1° North, 102.3° East (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 15.1° North, 102.2° East | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| Stage: | Chibanian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
| Key time interval: | Middle Pleistocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 0.774 - 0.129 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Claude et al. (2011) suggested a Late Miocene to Pleistocene age based on the presence of giraffids, but no evidence for this group was found by Darlim et al. (2023), who proposed a more likely late Middle Pleistocene age | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | fine,medium,yellow sandstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: Yellowish, fine-to-medium-grained sand | |
| Environment: | alluvial fan |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: DMR-KS, Khok Sung Collection, Department of Mineral Resources, Bangkok, Thailand | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 144185 | ||
| Authorizer: | P. Mannion | Enterer: | P. Mannion |
| Modifier: | P. Mannion | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2013-05-02 00:06:49 | Last modified: | 2023-07-14 04:48:54 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2013-05-02 00:06:49 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 46623. | J. Claude, W. Naksri, N. Boonchai, E. Buffetaut, J. Duangkrayom, C. Laojumpon, P. Jintasakul, K. Lauprasert, J. Martin, V. Suteethorn, and H. Tong. 2011. Neogene reptiles of northeastern Thailand and their paleogeographical significance. Annales de Paléontologie 97:113-131 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion] |
Secondary references:
| 85279 | G. Darlim, K. Suraprasit, Y. Chaimanee, P. Tian, C. Yamee, M. Rugbumrung, A. Kaweera and M. Rabi. 2023. An extinct deep-snouted Alligator species from the Quaternary of Thailand and comments on the evolution of crushing dentition in alligatorids. Scientific Reports 13:10406 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion] |