Sirindhorn Museum
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Coordinates: 16°41′32″N 103°31′26″E / 16.69222°N 103.52389°E
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Sirindhorn Museum (aka Sirindhorn Dinosaur Museum) (Thai: พิพิธภัณฑ์แหล่งขุดค้นไดโนเสาร์ ภูกุ้มข้าว)[1] is a geology museum in northeast Thailand.[2] It is located at Non Buri, Sahatsakhan district, Kalasin province.
About[]
Dinosaur fossils were found by Phra Kru Vijitsahassakun, the abbot of Wat Sakawan, in 1994 at Phu Kum mountain (Phu Kum Khao) in his omen.[citation needed] During next year Department of Mineral Resources researchers excavated the fossils and found that this place is the largest herbivorous dinosaur site in Thailand; most of the fossils belonging to sauropods from 120 million years ago.[citation needed]
The museum project started in 1995. The museum was named after Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, who presided over its opening ceremony on December 1998.[citation needed]
The museum is divided into 8 different exhibition zones. The Origin of the Earth and Universe; The Origin of the Living Things; Paleozoic Era; Mesozoic Era, Thai dinosaur; Dinosaurs in Thailand; Bring life to dinosaur; Cenozoic Era; Human being.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ "Sirindhorn Dinosaur Museum". www.dmr.go.th. Thailand: Department of Mineral Resources. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "Sirindhorn Museum and Phu Kum Khao Dinosaur Excavation Site". TripAdvisor. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
External links[]
- "พิพิธภัณฑ์สิรินธร จ.กาฬสินธุ์ - official". Sdm.dmr.go.th. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
- "12 | มิถุนายน | 2012 | ChillDTravel.com". Yaybong.wordpress.com. 2012-06-12. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
- 1995 establishments in Thailand
- Museums established in 1995
- Geology museums in Thailand
- Dinosaur museums
- Tourist attractions in Kalasin Province
- Thai museum stubs
- Dinosaur stubs