Ratchasimasaurus

Nakhon Ratchasima lizard

• Ratchasima · Thai · short form of Nakhon Ratchasima, the Thai province of the discovery
• sauros · Greek · lizard

The name combines "Ratchasima", the short form of Nakhon Ratchasima, the Thai province where the fossils were found, with the Greek word for lizard. It marks the place of discovery. The only species, R. suranareae, honours Thao Suranari, a Thai heroine associated with the region.

Named by

Shibata et al.

Year named

2015

Period

Early Cretaceous

Stage

Aptian

Found in

Khok Kruat Formation, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand

A small basal ornithopod (early plant-eating ornithischian), originally described as a basal hypsilophodontid. Type species is R. suranareae. The stage given is the commonly cited age of the formation and is approximate.