| Mae Long Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early Miocene (MN 4) ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Region | Lamphun Province |
| Country |  Thailand |
| Extent | Li Basin |
The Mae Long Formation in the Li Basin (also referred to as 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.[1]
Fossil content
Mammals found at the site include:[1]
- Hylomys engesseri
- Neotetracus butleri
- Thaiagymnura equilateralis
- Unidentified Erinaceidae, possibly Mioechinus
- Scapanulus lampounensis
- Unidentified species possibly belonging to Taphozous
- Unidentified species of Megaderma
- Hipposideros felix
- H. khengkao
- Rhinolophus yongyuthsi
- Unidentified species of Rhinolophoidea
- Ia lanna
- Rhizomops mengraii
- Unidentified species of Vespertilionidae
- Ratufa maelongensis
- Unidentified species possibly belonging to Atlantoxerus
- Democricetodon kaonou
- Diatomys liensis
- Neocometes orientalis
- Potwarmus thailandicus
- Prokanisamys benjavuni
- Spanocricetodon janvieri
- Two unidentified species
- Unidentified species
- Unidentified species
- Conohyus sindiensis
- Siamotragulus haripounchai
- Stephanocemas rucha
- Unidentified species possibly belonging to Homoiodorcas
References
Bibliography
- 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
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