Second discovery of dinosaur bones found in Kalasin Province

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Second discovery of dinosaur bones found in Kalasin Province

KALASIN, 26 April 2016 (NNT) - The Phu Noi dig site in Din Chi subdistrict of Kalasin province has uncovered more fossils, including the prehistoric remains of dinosaurs, crocodiles, turtles and sharks.

Kalasin Governor Winai Wittayanukool made a statement saying that the Phu Noi dig site, as well as the Phu Kum Khao dig site in Sahatsakhan district, will serve as centers for education and tourism in the field of geology.

Discussions with the Department of Mineral Resources and paleontologists revealed that the Phu Noi dig site is a source of much biodiversity. The local municipality will therefore augment the excavation with an exhibition complex to providing information to visitors.

On the other hand, Phu Kum Khao dig site is home to the Sirindhorn Museum and is currently the most comprehensive dinosaur information center in Southeast Asia, with visitors from ASEAN countries, China and Europe.

-- NNT 2016-04-26

[manfredtillmann]

The Sirindhorn Museum might have been cutting edge when it first opened but it needs some serious maintenance and upgrade. Should not be an issue of finances, seeing they charge foreigners x10 for entry.

Don't bother going there.

[Pimay1]

How did sharks end up in Kalasin?

[KhunBENQ]

How did sharks end up in Kalasin?

The dinosaur fossils must be more than 65 million years old.

I am not an expert but the earth has changed more than we can imagine.

There was continental drift, land raised from (then) sea level.

The Himalayas have risen/developed "only" 10 to 20 million years ago.

It's not unusual to find oceanic fossils in areas now high above sea level.

A fossil from a site in Bavaria (Germany), now about 400 m above sea level:

Edited April 26, 2016 by KhunBENQ

[anotheruser]

Well there can be no doubt now about Kalasin being the richest place around.

[CNXSTEVE]

How did sharks end up in Kalasin?

The sharks are more modern 'seeing they charge foreigners x10 for entry.'

[kaorop]

Unless there are international experts involved in the dig,

guess what?

I dont believe it, call me shirley, but its just to easy to make this stuff up, make a few plaster casts and reap additional funding and tourists.

[kaorop]

How did sharks end up in Kalasin?

Although I already knew a lot of this, it is quite a good series

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

Gondwanna and Pangeya rule!

[mesterm]

How did sharks end up in Kalasin?

The dinosaur fossils must be more than 65 million years old.

I am not an expert but the earth has changed more than we can imagine.

There was continental drift, land raised from (then) sea level.

The Himalayas have risen/developed "only" 10 to 20 million years ago.

It's not unusual to find oceanic fossils in areas now high above sea level.

A fossil from a site in Bavaria (Germany), now about 400 m above sea level:

Mmm... can make a nice khao pad koong with that.

[phantomfiddler]

How did sharks end up in Kalasin?

Is this a serious question Thailand is full of ,em !

[DILLIGAD]

How did sharks end up in Kalasin?

Although I already knew a lot of this, it is quite a good series

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

Gondwanna and Pangeya rule!

I suspect your interpretation of 'Shark' is different to Pimay1's

[klauskunkel]

will serve as centers for education and tourism in the field of geology.

It's actually "Paleontology", a specialization within geology. I know I'm nitpicking and it's a big word....

[plachon]

The Sirindhorn Museum might have been cutting edge when it first opened but it needs some serious maintenance and upgrade. Should not be an issue of finances, seeing they charge foreigners x10 for entry.

Don't bother going there.

Age old problem of all budget being spent on construction and the big opening ceremony for the poo yai's, then minimum funds sent aside for O&M. Allow the facility to degrade and visitor numbers to tail off, then conduct a survey that inevitably concludes, what is needed is more money than the original budget, either to level the place and start again, or to add a plush new extension to building. Vast sums are spent on new project, lavish opening ceremony with gathered poo yai's from Bangkok......and cycle starts again. See the same phenomenon in almost every public infrastructure project nationwide, from roads to museums, O&M is never high on the agenda.

[evilebxxx]

International paleontologists found a rich site in isaan a couple years ago.

The small team of farang expert was carefully, painstankly working a new find of fossil of dinosaurs.

Later it was only a young farang woman there, brushing away dirt for a half a year.

Locals got wind of bone treasure, throw the farang out of there, and then make use of backhoe and various farming tools to smash to bones in pieces, and haul them out there to sell them to middleman.

[Mudcrab]

Plenty of dinosaurs posting on TVF.

Send a crew around to the many bars and they will actually see living fossils. Most unlikely to be able to communicate in anything other than cave man gibberish. Most heard to say...f@@k Thailand...f@@@k the baht...where's me pension gone....f@@@@k everyone....dribble...dribble...drool...I remember when a bj was 50 baht...I've been here a hundred years...I'm Thaier than you...dribble...dribble...mumble....why don't all you farangs f@@@@k off...you've ruined the place.

Edited April 27, 2016 by Mudcrab

[nauseus]

How did sharks end up in Kalasin?

Although I already knew a lot of this, it is quite a good series

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

Gondwanna and Pangeya rule!

PANGEA please

[oldsailor35]

My mother in law disappeared a few months back, have you any photo's