Phuwiangosaurus
Field photograph to come
Phuwiangosaurus
DV-0374
- Lived
- 126 to 121 million years ago, Early Cretaceous
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Group
- Sauropods, Euhelopodidae
- Found in
- Thailand
- Named by
- Martin et al. 1994
Field notes
About Phuwiangosaurus
Phuwiangosaurus was a plant-eating sauropod that lived in the Early Cretaceous, 126 to 121 million years ago. It belongs to the family Euhelopodidae.
The Paleobiology Database lists 12 finds of Phuwiangosaurus, from Thailand. Its fossils come from the Sao Khua Formation. It was named by Martin et al. in 1994.
The evidence
Where its fossils were found
Today
125 million years ago
Lived alongside
Found in the same rock formations.
Close relatives
Other members of Euhelopodidae.
Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: V. Martin, E. Buffetaut, and V. Suteethorn. 1994. A new genus of sauropod dinosaur from the Sao Khua Formation (Late Jurassic or Early Cretaceous) of northeastern Thailand. Compte Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences, Paris, série IIa 319:1085-1092