BANGKOK, July 27 (TNA) – Thailand has made a groundbreaking discovery of a new species of dinosaur known as “Minimocursor phunoiensis,” which means to “small runner from Phu Noi.” Fossilised carnivorous dinosaur footprints found in Kalasin’s Phu Faek forest The dinosaur fossil, unearthed in the Kalasin Province’s Phu Noi excavation site is the 13th dinosaur […]
The Department of Mineral Resources confirmed ammonite fossils recently found embedded in the walkways of Siam Square shopping mall in Bangkok were real. Department director general Poongboon Pongthong has assigned geologist Adulwit Kaweera of the Fossil Protection Division to head a team to examine the shopping mall after a Facebook user posted photos of the […]
NONG BUA LAMPHU, Nov 14 (TNA) – A new species of carnivorous dinosaurs was unveiled in Thailand after its first fossil bones were unearthed in Nong Bua Lamphu in 1988, said the Department of Mineral Resources. The research team, led by Paladet Srisuk, Maha Sarakham University’s Palaeotological Research and Education Centre found bone fragments at […]
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, 23 January 2013 (NNT) – The Korat Fossil Museum has planned to build a dinosaur learning center called Dino Park in Nakhon Ratchasima. A meeting of related agencies has been held to brainstorm the details of the setting up of a theme park called Dino Park Nakhon Ratchasima Province . According to Suwat […]
Dinosaur fossils thought to be 110 million years old have been discovered in Si Muang Mai district of Ubon Ratchathani. Teeth and bones of dinosaurs from the early Cretaceous period were found among other fossils of crocodiles, turtles, river sharks and bony fish in Khokphasuam forest in a community of tambon Nakham. Read more: The […]
LAMPANG, 9 March 2011 (NNT)-Scientists have recently discovered a fossil of an ancient species of primate believed to be over 13 million years old in Mae Mo district of Lampang province. The fossil has been royally granted the name of Marcia Sirindhorn. Vice Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Pimook Simarot and Director-General of the […]
A new species of crocodile that lived 100 million years ago has been identified from a fossil found in Thailand, researchers said Thursday. Komsorn Lauprasert, a scientist at Mahasarakham University, said the species had longer legs than modern-day crocodiles and probably fed on fish, based on the characteristics of its teeth. “They were living on […]
