Ancient dinosaur fossils discovered in Khon Kaen

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Dinosaur fossils, estimated to be between 100 million to 110 million years old, have been unearthed in the Nam Phong district of Khon Kaen.

 

The fossils, thought to be from the sauropod and spinosaurid species, were discovered by a team from the Department of Mineral Resources, led by Sasa-On Khansubha, a palaeontologist from the Sirindhorn Dinosaur Museum.

 

The initial investigation began when a local, Chaowalit Boonchai, posted about a fossil he found on his Facebook page. He had also informed the authorities about his discovery. The initial survey began on January 31, and since then, a fence has been erected around the fossil sites in the Mueang Wan district to prevent any potential damage from the locals.

 

by Puntid Tantivangphaisal

Photo courtesy of Bangkok Post

 

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[steven100]

it's not a fossil,  someone made it from concrete and then buried it long ago.

[Crossy]

  On 2/8/2024 at 3:06 AM, steven100 said:

it's not a fossil,  someone made it from concrete and then buried it long ago.

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"Someone" would probably have been Slartibartfast or one of his Magrathean  workmates

 

[HappyExpat57]

"Ancient dinosaur fossils" as opposed to fresh dinosaur fossils?

[KannikaP]

  On 2/8/2024 at 2:54 AM, webfact said:

about a fossil he found on his Facebook page.

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I see loads of my old schoolmates and girlfriends too!  555

[Pouatchee]

were they wearing yellow shirts?

maybe they were garbed in khaki?

i think an appropriate name for the dinosaur would be 'senatorious rex"

[daveAustin]

Don't need top travel all the way to Khon Kaen to see dinosaur fossils, just go to government house in Bangkok.

[quake]

  On 2/8/2024 at 5:51 AM, daveAustin said:

Don't need top travel all the way to Khon Kaen to see dinosaur fossils, just go to government house in Bangkok.

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Drat, you beat me to it. 

[ikke1959]

I know a place where they can find many more

[Mises]

Dinosaurs never existed, this is yet another one of those lies they teach us at school.

 

The giveaway is the flying ones, as an aerospace engineer I can tell you that they simply could not get off the ground, too big and too heavy.

[klauskunkel]

  On 2/8/2024 at 4:40 AM, HappyExpat57 said:

"Ancient dinosaur fossils" as opposed to fresh dinosaur fossils?

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The fresh ones are in government.

[Dionigi]

  On 2/8/2024 at 7:11 AM, Mises said:

Dinosaurs never existed, this is yet another one of those lies they teach us at school.

 

The giveaway is the flying ones, as an aerospace engineer I can tell you that they simply could not get off the ground, too big and too heavy.

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and the reason for lying to you is?

[JeffersLos]

I see a rock.

[still kicking]

  On 2/8/2024 at 5:51 AM, daveAustin said:

Don't need top travel all the way to Khon Kaen to see dinosaur fossils, just go to government house in Bangkok.

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[ukrules]

I wonder if it's the fabled 'Thairannosaurus Rex' 😁

[Ben Zioner]

  On 2/8/2024 at 12:44 PM, ukrules said:

I wonder if it's the fabled 'Thairannosaurus Rex' 😁

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You are right on the edge of art. 112

[NoDisplayName]

  On 2/8/2024 at 7:11 AM, Mises said:

Dinosaurs never existed, this is yet another one of those lies they teach us at school.

 

The giveaway is the flying ones, as an aerospace engineer I can tell you that they simply could not get off the ground, too big and too heavy.

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Dammit, Jim!  I'm an aerospace engineer, not a paleontologist!

[daveAustin]

  On 2/8/2024 at 7:11 AM, Mises said:

Dinosaurs never existed, this is yet another one of those lies they teach us at school.

 

The giveaway is the flying ones, as an aerospace engineer I can tell you that they simply could not get off the ground, too big and too heavy.

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Lol, I love this kind of denial, esp from so called learned folk. It is somewhat akin to the moon landing debunkers because of the Van Allen belt or whatever other daft confirmation bias reason, or the funny folk that think the stromatolites are an impossibility because the earth is only 6000 years old. Dear me. 
 

The pterosaur was in fact a super light flier (much more so than a feathered bird of today, which scaled up in kind would unlikely get off the ground), with an airy bone structure and membrane-type wings based about cartilage. They may have been as light as 200kg or so despite being ginormous. 

[pacovl46]

  On 2/8/2024 at 6:14 PM, daveAustin said:

Lol, I love this kind of denial, esp from so called learned folk. It is somewhat akin to the moon landing debunkers because of the Van Allen belt or whatever other daft confirmation bias reason, or the funny folk that think the stromatolites are an impossibility because the earth is only 6000 years old. Dear me. 
 

The pterosaur was in fact a super light flier (much more so than a feathered bird of today, which scaled up in kind would unlikely get off the ground), with an airy bone structure and membrane-type wings based about cartilage. They may have been as light as 200kg or so despite being ginormous. 

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Don’t waste your breath! They’ll never learn, just like conspiracy theorists. No matter how much hard evidence you present to them they won’t go for it because they’re the gurus, the enlightened ones, the one who know and the rest of the world are just stupid sheep.