Siamotyrannus

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Siamotyrannus
Fossil range: Early Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Superorder: Dinosauris
Order: Saurischia
Suborder: Theropoda
Infraorder: Carnosauria
Genus: Siamotyrannus
Buffetaut et al., 1996
Species
  • S. isanensis Buffetaut et al., 1996 (type)

Siamotyrannus (meaning "Siamese Tyrant") is a genus of carnosaur from the Early Cretaceous. Its fossils, the pelvis and vertebrae were found in Thailand.[1] As evidenced by its name, it was originally thought to be a tyrannosauroid, though it is quite small at 6.5 meters in length (21 ft). It has also been suggested that it may be an allosaurid or sinraptorid.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Buffetaut, E., Suteethorn, V. and Tong, H. 1996. The earliest known tyrannosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of Thailand. Nature 381: 689-691.
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