Uragasaurus
Field photograph to come
Uragasaurus
DV-1315 · type species Uragasaurus kalasinensis
- Lived
- 149 to 137 million years ago, Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Group
- Sauropods, Mamenchisauridae
- Found in
- Thailand
- Named by
- Nilpanapan et al. 2026
Field notes
About Uragasaurus
Uragasaurus was a plant-eating sauropod that lived in the Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous, 149 to 137 million years ago. It belongs to the family Mamenchisauridae.
The Paleobiology Database lists 1 find of Uragasaurus, from Thailand. Its fossils come from the Phu Kradung Formation. It was named by Nilpanapan et al. in 2026.
The evidence
Where its fossils were found
Today
145 million years ago
Lived alongside
Found in the same rock formations.
Close relatives
Other members of Mamenchisauridae.
Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: A. Nilpanapan, S. Manitkoon, and V. Suteethorn, K. Lauprasert. 2026. A new mamenchisaurid sauropod from the Lower Phu Kradung Formation, Upper Jurassic of northeastern Thailand. Scientific Reports 16(1):21205:1-16