First evidence of a mamenchisaurid dinosaur from the Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous Phu Kradung Formation of Thailand

• Autorzy: Suteethorn S. , Le Loeuff J. , Buffetaut E. , Suteethorn V. , Wongko K.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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An isolated posterior cervical vertebra of a sauropod discovered at Phu Dan Ma (Kalasin Province, northeastern Thailand) is the first informative postcranial specimen from the Phu Kradung Formation, a Upper Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous continental unit. The vertebra is referred to the family Mamenchisauridae, otherwise mainly known from China. In addition, spatulate teeth from the same formation and a mid−dorsal vertebra from the Upper Jurassic Khlong Min Formation of southern Thailand are reassigned to this family. The occurrence of mamenchisaurids in the earliest Cretaceous of Thailand supports a hypothesis of geographical isolation of Central, Eastern, and Southeast Asia during the Late Jurassic. It also suggests that the main changes in their dinosaur assemblages occurred during the Early Cretaceous, rather than at the Jurassic–Cretaceous boundary.

Słowa kluczowe

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first evidence; mamenchisaurid dinosaur; dinosaur; Dinosauria; Mamenchisauridae; Jurassic; Cretaceous; Upper Jurassic; Lower Cretaceous; Phu Kradung Formation; Thailand; paleontology

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
• Rocznik: 2013
• Tom: 58
• Numer: 3
• Opis fizyczny: p.459-469,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Suteethorn S.

• Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahasarakham University, Khamrieng, Kantharawichai, 44150 Maha Sarakham, Thailand

autor

Le Loeuff J.

• Musee des Dinosaures, 11260 Esperaza, France

autor

Buffetaut E.

• CNRS, UMR 8538, Laboratoire de Geologie de l’Ecole Normale Superieure, 24 rue Lhomond, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France

autor

Suteethorn V.

• Palaeontological Research and Education Centre, Mahasarakham University, Khamrieng, Kantharawichai, 44150 Maha Sarakham, Thailand

autor

Wongko K.

• Bureau of Fossil Research and Geological Museums, Department of Mineral Resources, 75/10 Rama 6 Road, 10400 Bangkok, Thailand

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