Phuwiangosaurus

Phuwiangosaurus
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous
Femur
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Superorder: Dinosauria
Order: Saurischia
Suborder: Sauropodomorpha
Infraorder: Sauropoda
(unranked): Titanosauria
Family: Nemegtosauridae
Genus: Phuwiangosaurus
Species: P. sirindhornae
Binomial name
Phuwiangosaurus sirindhornae
Martin, Buffetaut and Suteethorn, 1994

Phuwiangosaurus (meaning "Phu Wiang lizard") is a genus of dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous. It was a titanosaur which lived in Thailand. The type species, P. sirindhornae, was described by Martin, Buffetaut, and Suteethorn in 1994; it was named to honour Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand, who was interested in the geology and palaeontology of Thailand.

Phuwiangosaurus and Siamosaurus in their habitat

It was a mid-sized sauropod, measuring 15-20 m in length.

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