New fossil crocodile ID’d in Thailand

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 […]

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Thailand floods: Death toll rises to seven

BANGKOK, Oct 19 – Thailand’s central and northeastern provinces are facing critical flooding, which claimed two more lives in Lopburi, raising the death toll to seven on Tuesday following five deaths reported earlier in the northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima, hardest hit by floods. Thousands of displaced flood victims in Nakhon Ratchasima, hit by the […]

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100,000 people in Korat still affected by flood

Nakornrachsima, 18 October 2010 (NNT)- Over 100,000 residents of Nakornrachasima Province have been affected by flash floods, with roads and houses submerged under water blocking rescue teams’ access to the area. The worst flooding in decades continues to wreak havoc on Nakonrachasima, inundating hundreds of homes and thousands of rai of farmland in Pakthongchai district. […]

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