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110m-year-old dinosaur fossils found

This sauropod fossil is believed to be at least 110 to 100 million years old. Photo by Chakkrapan Natanri

A new set of dinosaur fossils, estimated to be up to 110 million years old, has been found in Nam Phong district of Khon Kaen.

They are believed to be sauropod and spinosaurid fossils.

According to the Department of Mineral Resources, a team led by Sasa-On Khansubha from the Sirindhorn Dinosaur Museum, and officers from the Mineral Resources Office Region 2 (Khon Kaen) conducted a survey on the fossil sites.

The fossils consist of the spine of a sauropod, a long-neck herbivore that lived during the Late Triassic to Late Cretaceous era; and the teeth of a spinosaurid, a fish-eating dinosaur species that lived during the Cretaceous era.

The team also identified a fragment of the ribs of an unidentified creature during their survey, said Ms Sasa-On.

Ms Sasa-On said the Dinosaur Museum has collected the fossils for preservation while sending some to the Muang Wan Municipal Office to display.

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