Sirindhorna

Princess Sirindhorn's (dinosaur)

• Sirindhorn · Thai (personal name) · Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand
• -a · Latin · feminine Latinised name ending

Sirindhorna honours Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand, who has long supported palaeontological research and fossil conservation in the country. The name is her name with a Latinised feminine ending. The type species, S. khoratensis, refers to the Khorat region of north-eastern Thailand where it was found.

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 iguanodontian ornithopod dinosaur. Type species is Sirindhorna khoratensis.