Mall Sidewalks Decorated with Fossils

[webfact]

 

BANGKOK (TNA) – The Department of Mineral Resources has confirmed that ammonite fossils were used to decorate sidewalks at a famous shopping arcade, Siam Square.

 

Pongboon Pongtong, director-general of the department, said his geologists were assigned to verify a Facebook post that ammonite fossils were sidewalk decorations in the area.

 

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The officials found 77 fossils with diameters ranging from 2 to 12 centimeters embedded in sidewalks for a distance of about 400 meters at Siam Square, he said.

 

Full story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-932524

 

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[pacovl46]

Why would you put them in the pavement where they'll be destroyed in no time??? Put them in a wall!

[Willy Wombat]

For a second I thought they weee talking about the fossils running/raping the country 

[RichardColeman]

Only surprising thing for me about this story is that nobody dug them out and flogged them !

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The officials found 77 fossils with diameters ranging from 2 to 12 centimeters embedded in sidewalks for a distance of about 400 meters at Siam Square, he said.

More fossils can be found in certain establishments.

[rwill]

The fossils will outlast the sidewalk.

[klauskunkel]

Ornamental Sidewalks: a trial run to replace Ornamental Lamp Posts...

[RandiRona]

Just give it some time and they can drill them as oil....voila!!

[Mr Meeseeks]

3 hours ago, hotchilli said:

More fossils can be found in certain establishments.

My local boozer attracts loads of them, all well jealous that they got here too late to properly enjoy themselves with the demimondaines. 

 

Oh well, there's always lawn bowls or golf for those that are still 'active'. ????

[NeoDinosaw]

5 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Only surprising thing for me about this story is that nobody dug them out and flogged them !

They have already been dug-out and flogged !   The question I ask is 'where did they originate ?'   I do not know any locality in Thailand where ammonites like this can be collected in abundance

 

[richard_smith237]

4 hours ago, NeoDinosaw said:

They have already been dug-out and flogged !   The question I ask is 'where did they originate ?'   I do not know any locality in Thailand where ammonites like this can be collected in abundance

 

None in the Permian formations - Maesot, Kalasin….?