webfact Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 A groundbreaking discovery of prehistoric animal footprints, estimated to be 225 million years old, has been made at the Tat Yai waterfalls located on the border between Phetchabun’s Nam Nao district and Khon Kaen’s Phu Pha Man district. The revelation came from the Department of Mineral Resources, which stated that a team from the Mineral Resources Office Region 2 (Khon Kaen), headed by palaeontologist Tida Liard, conducted a preliminary survey of the site. The investigation was sparked by a report last year of animal footprints in Phu Pha Man National Park. The team, led by Tida, unearthed five tracks of footprints embedded in mudstone on the lower part of the Huai Hin Lad rock formation. They identified the first two sets of prints as belonging to a sauropod – a category of long-necked, plant-eating dinosaurs that roamed the earth during the late Triassic period, between 225 to 220 million years ago. These footprints stand as the oldest animal trails ever discovered in Thailand. Two additional tracks were hypothesised to belong to smaller creatures, while the last set was attributed to an archosaur reptile. Of particular interest to the team were the archosaur’s prints, as the animal’s paw details, including the claws of both the front and back paws, were clearly imprinted on the stone. by Mitch Connor Photo courtesy of iStock Full story: The Thaiger 2024-01-15 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Not another historic footprint found in Thailand, I have viewed quite a few and rarely see it as more than an impression that could be imagined as anything from a foot, hand, paw or back end! 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingtlger Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 I think they found my mother-in-law's footprint....That old hag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 (edited) Have they worked out which Senator was responsible for stepping in wet cement? Edited January 15 by Foxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikke1959 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 same footprint as we sometimes see in and around temples??? or was it one legged Dino??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BMW Overlander Posted January 15 Popular Post Share Posted January 15 I found these in Kalasin back in 2014 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neeray Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 These footprints should bring what, another million tourists, maybe once TAT sees them, three to five million? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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