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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TypeGeological formation
Unit ofKhorat Group
UnderliesKhok Kruat Formation
OverliesSao Khua Formation
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
OtherSiltstone, mudstone
Location
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 17°18′N 101°30′E / 17.3°N 101.5°E / 17.3; 101.5
Paleocoordinates [ ⚑ ] 14°36′N 111°12′E / 14.6°N 111.2°E / 14.6; 111.2
RegionIndochina
Country Thailand
ExtentKhorat Plateau
Type section
Named byWard & Bunnag
Year defined1964
Phu Phan Formation is located in Thailand
Phu Phan Formation
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

  1. 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. 
  2. 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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