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Li Mae Long

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Li Mae Long is a fossil site in Lamphun Province, Thailand. The fossils found are thought to date to the late Early Miocene, about 18 million years ago, corresponding to the European zone MN 4.

Mammals found at the site include:

Marsupials
  • Siamoperadectes minutus
  • Lipotyphlans
  • Thaiagymnura equilateralis
  • Hylomys engesseri
  • Neotetracus butleri
  • Unidentified Erinaceidae, possibly Mioechinus
  • Scapanulus lampounensis
  • Bats
  • Unidentified species possibly belonging to Taphozous
  • Unidentified species of Megaderma
  • Rhinolophus yongyuthsi
  • Hipposideros khengkao
  • Hipposideros felix
  • Unidentified species of Rhinolophoidea
  • Ia lanna
  • Rhizomops mengraii
  • Unidentified species of Vespertilionidae
  • Treeshrews
  • Tupaia miocenica
  • Primates
  • ? Nycticebus linglom
  • Tarsius thailandica
  • Rodents
  • Ratufa maelongensis
  • Unidentified species possibly belonging to Atlantoxerus
  • Diatomys liensis
  • Democricetodon kaonou
  • Spanocricetodon janvieri
  • Prokanisamys benjavuni
  • Potwarmus thailandicus
  • Neocometes orientalis
  • Carnivorans
  • Two unidentified species
  • Proboscideans
  • Unidentified species
  • Perissodactyls
  • Unidentified species
  • Artiodactyls
  • Conohyus sindiensis
  • Siamotragulus haripounchai
  • Stephanocemas rucha
  • Unidentified species possibly belonging to Homoiodorcas
  • Literature cited

  • Mein, P. and Ginsburg, L. 1997. Les mammifères du gisement miocène inférieur de Li Mae Long, Thaïlande : systématique, biostratigraphie et paléoenvironnement. Geodiversitas 19(4):783–844 (in French). Abstract in French and English.
  • References

    Li Mae Long Wikipedia


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