SUMMARY
WHERE ? : Bangkok, Thailand
WHEN ? : 2nd – 5th March 2027
THEME : Palaeontology for All… Learning from the Past, Looking to the Future
Lead organizer : Palaeontological Research and Education Centre, Mahasarakham University
What’s new !
- (06/07/2026) The early bird registration deadline has been extended to 31 July 2026 for all participants. Please note that abstract submission and field excursion registration can be completed independently after the main conference registration submitted. Participants may register for the conference and the field excursions separately.
- (17/04/2026) Second Circular of APC 3
Welcome to Thailand – LAND of FOSSILS
Thailand has a long and tumultuous geological history ranging from the Cambrian to the Cenozoic with changing terrane affinities, interesting biogeographic shifts and remarkable climatic changes. Important terrestrial fossil localities have been found in northeastern Thailand where a host of dinosaurs and other Mesozoic fossils have been described. Elsewhere Permian limestones have revealed cold-water to tropical faunas recording the drift of the Sibumasu Terrane from Gondwana and fusion with the tropical Indochina Terrane. In the south, abundant Cambrian to Devonian marine faunas reveal fascinating changing climates and biogeographic links. Important Cenozoic terrestrial fossils including abundant proboscideans, chelonians, fishes, plants and insects are found in north-eastern and central Thailand. Research is ongoing with many Thai palaeontologists cooperating with American, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Australian, Malaysian and European colleagues.
These fossil localities will be explored in several pre- and post-conference excursions which will take delegates throughout Thailand including south (Cambrian to Permian), west (Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian and Permian), northeast Mesozoic and Cenozoic), north (Silurian-Devonian and Permian) and central (Cenozoic and Permian) parts of the country.
