| Mae Long Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early Miocene (MN 4) ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Region | Lamphun Province |
| Country | Thailand |
| Extent | Li Basin |
The Mae Long Formation in the Li Basin (also referred to as Li Mae Long) is a fossil site in Lamphun Province, Thailand. The fossils found are thought to date to the late Early Miocene, about 18 million years ago, corresponding to the European zone MN 4.1
Fossil content
Mammals found at the site include:1
- Hylomys engesseri
- Neotetracus butleri
- Thaiagymnura equilateralis
- Unidentified Erinaceidae, possibly Mioechinus
- Scapanulus lampounensis
- Unidentified species possibly belonging to Taphozous
- Unidentified species of Megaderma
- Hipposideros felix
- H. khengkao
- Rhinolophus yongyuthsi
- Unidentified species of Rhinolophoidea
- Ia lanna
- Rhizomops mengraii
- Unidentified species of Vespertilionidae
- Ratufa maelongensis
- Unidentified species possibly belonging to Atlantoxerus
- Democricetodon kaonou
- Diatomys liensis
- Neocometes orientalis
- Potwarmus thailandicus
- Prokanisamys benjavuni
- Spanocricetodon janvieri
- Two unidentified species
- Unidentified species
- Unidentified species
- Conohyus sindiensis
- Siamotragulus haripounchai
- Stephanocemas rucha
- Unidentified species possibly belonging to Homoiodorcas
References
References
- Mein and Ginsburg, 1997, p. 783
Bibliography
- Mein, P. and Ginsburg, L. 1997. Les mammifères du gisement miocène inférieur de Li Mae Long, Thaïlande : systématique, biostratigraphie et paléoenvironnement. Geodiversitas 19(4):783–844 (in French). Abstract in French and English