Magnetostratigraphy of the Miocene Chiang Muan Formation, northern Thailand: Implication for revised chronology of the earliest Miocene hominoid in Southeast Asia

• Main Authors: Suganuma Y., Hamada T., Tanaka S., Okada M., Nakaya H., Kunimatsu Y., Saegusa H., Nagaoka S., Ratanasthien B.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33747082161&partnerID=40&md5=c8f534b2a198f8ac9333e1c1502a2baa; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/5081
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

A paleomagnetic study has been conducted on the Miocene Chiang Muan Formation in northern Thailand, in order to provide a chronology for the earliest large-bodied Miocene hominoid in Southeast Asia. The Chiang Muan Formation is mainly composed of clay, silt and sand beds, indicating lacustrine and f...