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]
| Phu Phan Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Barremian-Aptian ~ | |
| 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 |
| Approximate 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) | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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. Bibcode:2009GSLSP.315...69R. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.1030.8425. doi:10.1144/sp315.6. ISSN 0305-8719. S2CID 129967974.
- ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
Bibliography
edit- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; Osmólska, Halszka (2004), The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, Berkeley: University of California Press, pp. 1–880, ISBN 0-520-24209-2, retrieved 2019-02-21