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April 25, 2026Diversity0 citationsOpen Access

Turtle Remains from Koh Moul (SW Cambodia) and Their Stratigraphical Implications

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HTHaiyan TongEBEric BuffetautVLVanchan Lim

Key Points

  • To report on the discovery of Mesozoic turtle remains from Cambodia and their stratigraphical implications.
  • Collection of turtle shell fragments from Koh Moul, an island in the Gulf of Thailand.
  • Comparison with Early Cretaceous turtle fossils, specifically Basilochelys macrobios from NE Thailand.
  • Turtle remains classified as Trionychoidae indet.
  • Strong morphological similarities to Basilochelys macrobios were identified.
  • Findings imply an Early Cretaceous age for the fossil-bearing strata.

Abstract

This study reports on the first Mesozoic turtle remains from Cambodia. The material, consisting of shell fragments, was collected at Koh Moul, an island in the Gulf of Thailand. These turtle remains are assigned to Trionychoidae indet. and have strong similarities with the Early Cretaceous basal trionychoid Basilochelys macrobios from the Khorat Group, NE Thailand. The discovery suggests an Early Cretaceous age for the fossil-bearing strata.

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Tong et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ec5a8888ba6daa22dac1f1https://doi.org/10.3390/d18050249
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