{"id":441196,"date":"2022-05-03T15:06:17","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T12:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/fossils-dating-back-66-million-years-found-outside-bangkok-mall\/"},"modified":"2022-05-03T15:06:17","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T12:06:17","slug":"fossils-dating-back-66-million-years-found-outside-bangkok-mall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fossils-dating-back-66-million-years-found-outside-bangkok-mall\/","title":{"rendered":"#Fossils dating back 66 million years found outside Bangkok mall"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af702226ba8a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af702226ba8a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fossils-dating-back-66-million-years-found-outside-bangkok-mall\/#%E2%80%9CFossils_dating_back_66_million_years_found_outside_Bangkok_mall%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Fossils dating back 66 million years found outside Bangkok mall&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CFossils_dating_back_66_million_years_found_outside_Bangkok_mall%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Fossils dating back 66 million years found outside Bangkok mall&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/the-fossils-used-as-de.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2022\/the-fossils-used-as-de.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"The fossils used as decoration in the footpath date back millions of years.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/the-fossils-used-as-de.jpg\" alt=\"The fossils used as decoration in the footpath date back millions of years\" title=\"The fossils used as decoration in the footpath date back millions of years.\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                The fossils used as decoration in the footpath date back millions of years.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>More than 70 shells embedded in a footpath outside a Bangkok shopping mall have been found to be the fossils of marine creatures that lived more than 66 million years ago, Thai experts have confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                    An eagle-eyed shopper first spotted the snail-shaped fossils, measuring up to 12 centimetres (five inches) across, dotted along a 400-metre stretch of pavement by the Siam Square shopping centre in a major tourist district.<\/p>\n<p>Palaeontologists from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment investigated and found 77 ammonite fossils.<\/p>\n<p>Ammonites are marine creatures believed to have died out 66 million years ago, Preecha Saithong, director of the ministry&#8217;s fossil protection division, told AFP on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The ammonites are real,&#8221; he said, adding that the fossils differed from ones usually found in Thailand.<\/p>\n<p>Local <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> reported that the footpath was repaired two years ago and the shells may have been inserted into the concrete as decoration by sub-contractors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/the-fossils-are-ocean.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2022\/the-fossils-are-ocean.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"The fossils are ocean-dwelling molluscs.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/the-fossils-are-ocean.jpg\" alt=\"The fossils are ocean-dwelling molluscs\" title=\"The fossils are ocean-dwelling molluscs.\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-truncate text-low-up mt-3\">\n                The fossils are ocean-dwelling molluscs.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The fossilised ocean-dwelling molluscs, which lived during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, are sold as souvenirs in several popular tourist destinations including Madagascar and Morocco.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<div class=\"article-main__explore my-4 d-print-none\">\n<p>                                            Never-before-seen ammonite muscles revealed in 3D from Jurassic fossil\n                                        <\/p><\/div>\n<hr class=\"mb-4\"\/>\n<p class=\"article-main__note mt-4\">\n                                                \u00a9 2022 AFP<\/p>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>                                                 <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                 Fossils dating back 66 million years found outside Bangkok mall (2022, May  3)<br \/>\n                                                 retrieved  3 May 2022<br \/>\n                                                 from https:\/\/phys.org\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>\/2022-05-fossils-dating-million-years-bangkok.html<\/p>\n<p>                                            This document is subject to copyright. 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