Earth:Phu Phan Formation
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Short description: Geologic formation in Thailand
| Phu Phan Formation Stratigraphic range: Barremian-Aptian ~125–113 Ma | |
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| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Khorat Group |
| Underlies | Khok Kruat Formation |
| Overlies | Sao Khua Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Siltstone, mudstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 17°18′N 101°30′E / 17.3°N 101.5°E |
| Paleocoordinates | [ ⚑ ] 14°36′N 111°12′E / 14.6°N 111.2°E |
| Region | Indochina |
| Country |  Thailand |
| Extent | Khorat Plateau |
| Type section | |
| Named by | Ward & Bunnag |
| Year defined | 1964 |
  Phu Phan Formation (Thailand) | |
The Phu Phan Formation is an Early Cretaceous (Barremian to Aptian) geologic formation in Thailand.[1] Fossil theropod tracks have been reported from the formation.[2]
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of stratigraphic units with theropod tracks
References
- ↑ Racey, Andrew; Goodall, Jeffery G. S. (2009). "Palynology and stratigraphy of the Mesozoic Khorat Group red bed sequences from Thailand". Geological Society, London, Special Publications 315 (1): 69–83. doi:10.1144/sp315.6. ISSN 0305-8719. Bibcode: 2009GSLSP.315...69R.
- ↑ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
Bibliography
- Weishampel, David B.; Peter Dodson, and Halszka Osmólska (eds.). 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN:0-520-24209-2
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