Vayuraptor
vay-yoo-RAP-tor /ˌveɪ.juˈræp.tɔr/
Accepted genus
wind robber (wind plunderer)
- Vayu · Sanskrit · wind; the Hindu god of the wind
- raptor · Latin · robber, plunderer
The name combines Vayu, the Hindu god of the wind, with the Latin "raptor", meaning robber or plunderer. It names a predatory theropod dinosaur from Thailand. The species name, nongbualamphuensis, refers to Nong Bua Lamphu Province, where the fossils were found.
- Found in
- Thailand (Nong Bua Lamphu Province)
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