Woman finds 'fossils said to date back 250m years ago' on farm

By The Nation

 

 

A woman posted on her Facebook page a picture of three fossils found on her family’s palm oil plantation in Sa Kaeo province on Sunday (December 1).

 

The photo of the account "Pinthip Koktung" received approximately 2,000 shares and 1,000 comments. 

 

The Facebook page “Fossil World” explained that the fossils were crinoids, which are echinoderms related to starfish and sea urchins from the Paleozoic Era, around 250 million years ago.

 

Pinthip said she was contacted by several people interested in the specimens, but she hasn’t decided to sell them yet.

 

Officials from the Department of Mineral Resources were set to inspect the fossils on Monday.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30378995

 

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250ma is Early Triassic Period - Mesozoic Era.

 

That said Thailand is covered in older Permian Limestone which is of the Paleozoic Era - and yes, Dinosaurs were around then. 

 

Biostratigraphers should be able to successfully age the strata - its worth whatever anyone is willing to pay for it, but given the probable age and rock type, it's likely to be quite common. 

 

Fossiliferous Permian Limestones exist throughout Thailand from the Mountains in the West (Tak Province) across to the Korat Plateau, especially over towards Kalasin.

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

the fossils were crinoids

 

Actually spelled "krynoids".

 

https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Krynoid

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

she hasn’t decided to sell them yet.

Oh yes she has.

many posters' biology is showing here......

5 hours ago, Oxx said:

17 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

the fossils were crinoids

 

Actually spelled "krynoids".

 

https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Krynoid

 

The article is correct on the spelling, the Echinoderms also commonly known as Sea Lilies are more commonly spelt 'Crinoid'.

 

https://www.fossilera.com/pages/about-crinoids

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crinoid

 

 

For a while there I thought it was an article about my mother-in-law. Anyways, I collect fossils and use them in my classes to teach English. Very nice piece, there.