Thailand 1997 "Dinosaurs"
| Issue Date | 28.08.1997 |
| ID | Michel: 1804-1807, 103 Scott: 1762-1765, 1765a Stanley Gibbons: 1968-1971, 1972 Yvert: 1756-1759, 101 UPU: Category: pR |
| Design | Mr. Thaneth Penchaiwong |
| Stamps in set | 4 |
| Value |
2,00 - Phuwiangosaurus sirindhornae 3,00 - Siamotyrannus isanensis 6,00 - Siamosaurus suteethorni 9,00 - Psittacosaurus sattayaraki |
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| Products | FDC x1, MS x1, PP x1 |
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| Perforation | 13.5 |
| Print Technique | Photogravure |
| Printed by | Joh. Enschede Stamps |
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| Issuing Authority | The Communications Authority of Thailand |
On 28 of August 1997, Post Authority of Thailand issued a set of four stamps shows reconstructions of dinosaurs fossils of which found in Northeastern part of the country. All these animals were alive in the early Cretaceous period, about 100-130 millions years ago.
One stamp of the set, with a face value of 6 baht, was overprinted in 2008,
with surcharged value of 15 baht.
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| Phuwiangosaurus sirindhornae dinosaur on stamp of Thailand 1997, MiNr.: ; Scott: |
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| Siamotyrannus isanensis dinosaur on stamp of Thailand 1997, |
The first Sauropods dinosaur fossil found in the North-eastern part of Thailand. Having both a long neck and tail, it measured about 15-20 meters in length. The medium sized Sauropods had 4 legs and were vegetarians.
Siamotyrannus isanensis.
It was the newly discovered Therapods Carnosaur species, of the Tyrannosaurus family. Living on meat the dinosaur, which had rather short front legs, walked and ran on their two big, strong back legs. They were only about 6.5 meters in length.
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| Siamosaurus suteethorni dinosaur on stamp of Thailand 1997, MiNr.: ; Scott: |
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| Psittacosaurus sattayaraki dinosaur on stamp of Thailand 1997, |
It was in the Therapods Carnosaur species of the Spinosarus family. They measure about 7 meters in length and walked on two legs. Living on fish.
Psittacosaurus sattayaraki.
The small sized pincherbacked dinosaur measured only 1-1.4 meters in length. Different from the fossils of other dinosaurs found in Thailand. The dinosaur had a birdtype hip bone. A vegetarian, it lived about 100 million years ago, also in the early Cretaceous ages.
Products and associated philatelic items
| FDC | Presentation Pack | Mini Sheet |
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| Maxi Cards | Booklet with 5 the sauropod stamps | |
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References
Wikipedia