Siam sand pit no. 9, Tha Chang (Pliocene of Thailand)

Where: Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand (15.0° N, 102.2° E: paleocoordinates 14.6° N, 102.2° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: alluvial fan; sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by Department of Mineral Resources

• DMR-KS, Khok Sung Collection, Department of Mineral Resources, Bangkok, Thailand

Primary reference: 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]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 144186: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Philip Mannion on 02.05.2013

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Testudines - Testudinidae
? Megalochelys sp. Falconer and Cautley 1837 turtle
epiplastral process (RIN-862) and nuchal plate (RIN-543)