Bang Mark Lignite Mine (Eocene of Thailand)

Also known as Krabi Mine; Ban Bang Mark; Bang Ban Mark; Bang Mark pit

Where: Thailand (8.1° N, 98.2° E: paleocoordinates 5.8° N, 102.1° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Eocene (37.2 - 33.9 Ma)

• "latest late Eocene," and from a single coal seam (Marivaux et al. 2006)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; lignite

• "fluvio-lacustrine and paludal" (Marivaux et al. 2006)
• "coal seam sandwiched between overlying lacustrine sediments and underlying fluviatile sediments"

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: quarrying

• Other mammal remains are reported from the 'Krabi Basin' but they apparently do not come from the same collection

Primary reference: S. Ducrocq, Y. Chaimane, V. Suteethorn and J.-J. Jaeger. 1996. An unusual anthracotheriid artiodactyl from the late Eocene of Thailand. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie Monatshefte 1996:389-398 [E. Fara/E. Fara/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 13127: authorized by Emmanuel Fara, entered by Emmanuel Fara on 22.01.2002, edited by John Alroy, Philip Mannion, Mark Uhen, Patricia Holroyd, Grace Varnham and K. Christopher Beard

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Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Crocodylia -
Krabisuchus siamogallicus8 Martin and Lauprasert 2010 crocodilian
Kr-C specimens
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Testudinidae indet.1 Batsch 1788 turtle
"? Family Testudinidae genus and species indet."
 Testudines - Geoemydidae
Hardella siamensis n. sp.1 Claude et al. 2007 turtle
Mammalia
 Theriamorpha -
Carnivoramorpha indet.4 Wyss and Flynn 1993 placental
 Placentalia -
Perissodactyla indet.4 Owen 1848 odd-toed ungulate
 Perissodactyla - Chalicotheriidae
Eomoropus meridiorientalis n. sp.4 Ducrocq et al. 2021 chalicothere
Holotype: Left M3, BM 08-07-15-30
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Guixia simplex4 rhinoceros
 Artiodactyla - Anthracotheriidae
Anthracotherium chaimanei4 Ducrocq 1999 anthracothere
Atopotherium bangmarkensis n. gen. n. sp. anthracothere
Bothriogenys orientale4 anthracothere
Geniokeryx nanus n. sp.4 Ducrocq et al. 2021 anthracothere
Holotype: Left lower jaw with p1–m3, BM 02-08-20-1
Geniokeryx thailandicus4 Ducrocq 1999 anthracothere
 Artiodactyla - Entelodontidae
Entelodon aff. gobiensis3 Trofimov 1952 even-toed ungulate
 Artiodactyla - Palaeochoeridae
Siamochoerus banmarkensis n. gen. n. sp.5
Siamochoerus banmarkensis n. gen. n. sp.5 Ducrocq et al. 1998 even-toed ungulate
DMR TF 2905 - holotype; referred material: TF 2906, 2907 and 2963
 Artiodactyla -
Egatochoerus jaegeri9 Ducrocq 1994 even-toed ungulate
TF 2978, 3477-3479
 Artiodactyla - Tragulidae
Krabimeryx primitivus4 Metais et al. 2001 chevrotain
Archaeotragulus krabiensis4 Metais et al. 2001 chevrotain
 Artiodactyla -
Krabitherium waileki4 Métais et al. 2007 ruminant
 Artiodactyla - Helohyidae
Progenitohyus thailandicus4 Ducrocq et al. 1997 even-toed ungulate
 Rodentia - Chapattimyidae
Baluchimys krabiense n. sp.6 Marivaux et al. 2000 rodent
DMR TF 2979 - type
 Primates - Amphipithecidae
Krabia minuta n. gen. n. sp.2 Chaimanee et al. 2013 monkey
Siamopithecus eocaenus4 Chaimanee et al. 1997 monkey
 Primates - Ekgmowechashalidae
Muangthanhinius siami n. gen. n. sp.7
Muangthanhinius siami n. gen. n. sp.7 Marivaux et al. 2006 primate