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First occurrence of brachyopid temnospondyls in Southeast Asia and review of the Mesozoic amphibians from Thailand
Thanit Nonsrirach
Faculty of Science, Mahasarakham University, Khamrieng, Mahasarakham
44150, Thailand
Sita Manitkoon
Palaeontological Research and Education Centre, Mahasarakham
University, Kantarawichai, Mahasarakham 44150, Thailand
Komsorn Lauprasert
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Faculty of Science, Mahasarakham University, Khamrieng, Mahasarakham
44150, Thailand
Palaeontological Research and Education Centre, Mahasarakham
University, Kantarawichai, Mahasarakham 44150, Thailand
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Short summary
Although thousands of vertebrate remains have been found in Thailand, few amphibian remains have been reported. Here, we present an overview on the Thai amphibian paleo-diversity. The Thai amphibian fossils show the most diverse Mesozoic amphibian record in Southeast Asia, and this agrees with the hypothesis of a large physical connection between the Indochina block and Laurussia during the Mesozoic era.
Although thousands of vertebrate remains have been found in Thailand, few amphibian remains have...
