Phuwiangosaurus

Phu Wiang lizard

• Phu Wiang · Thai · Phu Wiang, the hills and district in Khon Kaen Province, Thailand, where the first fossils were found
• sauros · Greek · lizard

The name combines Phu Wiang, the hilly area and district in Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand where the first bones were discovered, with the Greek word for "lizard". It therefore means "Phu Wiang lizard". The type species, P. sirindhornae, is named after Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand, who supported paleontological work in the country.

Named by

Martin, Buffetaut and Suteethorn

Year named

1994

Period

Early Cretaceous

Stage

Barremian

Found in

Sao Khua Formation, Phu Wiang, Khon Kaen Province, Thailand

A sauropod, usually regarded as a titanosauriform (often placed near euhelopodids or as a basal somphospondylan). The exact age within the Early Cretaceous of the Sao Khua Formation is somewhat uncertain. Earlier informal mentions of the name in 1993 are not considered the formal publication.