Siamodon

Siam tooth

• Siam · Latin (historical place name) · old name of Thailand
• odon · Greek · tooth

The name combines "Siam", the historical name of Thailand, with the Greek word for "tooth". It refers to the country where the fossils were found and to the fact that the genus is known mainly from teeth and jaw material. The type species is Siamodon nimngami.

Named by

Buffetaut and Suteethorn

Year named

2005

Period

Early Cretaceous

Stage

Aptian

Found in

Khok Kruat Formation, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand

A basal iguanodontian ornithopod (a plant-eater) known from very fragmentary remains, mainly teeth and a few other bones. Its exact relationships and the amount of material available are uncertain. I could not verify some details, such as the exact locality and stage, so treat them with caution.