Phu Phan Formation

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 / 17.3; 101.5
Paleocoordinates|  [ ⚑ ] 14°36′N 111°12′E﻿ / ﻿14.6°N 111.2°E﻿ / 14.6; 111.2
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

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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