Also known as P.W.2
Where: Khon Kaen, Thailand (16.7° N, 102.3° E)
• Paleocoordinates: 11.0° N, 122.6° E (Wright 2013)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Sao Khua Formation (Khorat Group), Late/Upper Barremian (125.8 - 121.4 Ma)
• formerly considered Upper Jurassic
•Non-marine bivalves suggest the Sao Khua Formation is late Barremian in age (Tumpeesawan et al. 2010; Samathi et al. 2019)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; poorly lithified, brown siltstone and sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collected in 1989
Collection methods: quarrying, mechanical,
• Attempt to preserve specimen in situ was unsuccessful, and it was almost completely destroyed prior to study.
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 36074: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 13.01.2004
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
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