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

• Main Authors: Y. Suganuma, T. Hamada, S. Tanaka, M. Okada, H. Nakaya, Y. Kunimatsu, H. Saegusa, S. Nagaoka, B. Ratanasthien
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Earth and Planetary Sciences
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=33747082161&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/61442
• 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...