| Siamotyrannus Fossil range: Early Cretaceous | |
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metriacanthosauridae | |
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Siamotyrannus | |
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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.
References[]
- ^ Buffetaut, E., Suteethorn, V. and Tong, H. 1996. The earliest known tyrannosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of Thailand. Nature 381: 689-691.
- Siamotyrannus in The Dinosaur Encyclopaedia at Dino Russ's Lair
