Phu Pha Man National Park () is a national park in Thailand's Khon Kaen and Loei provinces. This forested park is home to caves, waterfalls and steep cliffs.
Geography Phu Pha Man National Park is located about west of the city of Khon Kaen in the Phu Pha Man and Chum Phae districts of Khon Kaen Province and Phu Kradueng District of Loei Province. The park's area is 218,750 rai ~ . Park elevations range from to .
Attractions Klang Khao cave is notable for its large daily exodus of bats at dusk, making a formation about long. Other park caves feature stalagmite and stalactite formations. The Lai Thaeng cave hosts rock paintings dating back up to 2,000 years.
The park's highest waterfall is Tat Yai waterfall at high. Tat Rong waterfall reaches high. The black rock Pha Nok Khao cliff rises above the Phong river.
Flora and fauna The park's forest types are mostly evergreen and mixed deciduous. Plant life includes rattan, orchid and cogon grass. Park animals include wild boar, barking deer, monitor lizard and pangolin.
Fossils Fossil tracks of prehistoric animals have been discovered in the park at the Tat Yai waterfall area, which is part of the Huai Hin Lat Formation. They were first discovered in May 2023, and the first tracks discovered belonged to a sauropod. On 10 January 2024, a team of paleontologists from Thailand's Department of Mineral Resources discovered several more prehistoric footprints dating to the late Triassic period around 220–225 million years ago. Several of the footprints belong to dinosaurs, making them the oldest dinosaur tracks discovered in Thailand and Asia. The tracks are in good condition and show the details of the feet of five different species, including dinosaur types such as ornithopods, theropods, sauropods, and archosaurs.
Location Phu Pha Man National Park in overview PARO 8 (Khon Kaen) National park 1 Nam Phong 2 Phu Kradueng 3 Phu Pha Man 4 Phu Ruea 5 Phu Suan Sai 6 Phu Wiang Wildlife sanctuary 7 Phu Kho–Phu Kratae 8 Phu Luang Non-hunting area 9 Dun Lamphan10 Lam Pao11 Tham Pha Nam Thip Forest park12 Chi Long13 Harirak14 Kosamphi15 Namtok Ba Luang16 Namtok Huai Lao17 Pha Ngam18 Phu Bo Bit19 Phu Faek20 Phu Han–Phu Ra-Ngam21 Phu Pha Lom22 Phu Pha Wua23 Phu Phra24 Tham Saeng–Tham Phrommawat
See also List of national parks of Thailand List of Protected Areas Regional Offices of Thailand
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