First occurrence of brachyopid temnospondyls in Southeast Asia and review of the Mesozoic amphibians from Thailand
Author
Nonsrirach, Thanit
Author
Manitkoon, Sita
Author
Lauprasert, Komsorn
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Fossil Record
2021
2021-03-12
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http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/fr-24-33-2021
journal article
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10.5194/fr-24-33-2021
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Anura
indet.
Reference material
SHM-PT 529 (
Fig. 4a–b
) and SHM-PT 530 (
Fig. 4c–d
), humeri; SHM-HY 231 (
Fig. 4e–f
), pelvic girdle (
Srisuk, 2002
,
2005
).
Formation/age
Sao Khua Formation (Lower Cretaceous).
Locality and sediment
The humeri (SHM-PT 529 and SHM-PT 530) were collected in a road cut outcrop near Phu Phan Thong village, Muang District,
Nong Bua Lamphu Province
. These fossils were embedded in a pale olive fine-grained siltstone (
Srisuk, 2002
).
The pelvic girdle (SHM-HY 231) was discovered in a road cut outcrop near the Huai Lao Yang reservoir road,
Nong Bua Lamphu Province
. The outcrop is formed by reddish-brown micaceous siltstones and lime-nodule conglomerates (
Srisuk, 2005
).
Description
The left (SHM-PT 529) and right humeri (SHM-PT 530) are represented by their distal parts. They are elongated with a slender shaft, slightly curved in lateral view, with rounded capitulum.
The partial pelvic girdle (SHM-HY 231) consists of parts of the ischium, pubis, and acetabulum, while the ilium shaft is not preserved. The acetabular fossa is nearly circular with a posteriorly widened acetabular rim. The base of the ilium shaft has a triangular cross section. These features are reminiscent of an anuran amphibian, but the taxonomic identification of these incomplete specimens is difficult.