A new genus of Triassic nautiloid from Thailand

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A new genus of nautiloid cephalopod has been described from Triassic age remains from the Phatthalung province of eastern peninsular Thailand. The new genus has been given the name Phatthalungoceras srisuki ("Srisuk's Phatthalung horn"), with the genus name originating from Phatthalung province, the region where the new genus was discovered, and the Latin word "ceras," meaning "horn," and the species name originating from Paladej Srisuk, the paleontologist who originally discovered the type specimen of this genus. The new genus is the first named species of nautiloid described from peninsular Thailand. Here is an image of the remains used to describe the new genus and a link to the paper describing it.




Paper (open access!): https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330440492_Phatthalungoceras_srisuki_A_NEW_GENUS_AND_SPECIES_OF_TRIASSIC_NAUTILOID_CEPHALOPOD_CEPHALOPODA_ORTHOCERATOIDEA_ORTHOCERATIDAE_FROM_EASTERN_PENINSULAR_THAILAND

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Wow, that's quite late for an orthocerid! Cool find.