Phuwiangosaurus

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Phuwiangosaurus
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous
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Femur
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Phuwiangosaurus
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P. sirindhornae
Binomial name
Phuwiangosaurus sirindhornae
Martin, Buffetaut and Suteethorn, 1994

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Phuwiangosaurus (meaning "Phu Wiang lizard") is a genus of dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous. It was a titanosaur which lived in Thailand. The type species, P. sirindhornae, was described by Martin, Buffetaut, and Suteethorn in 1994; it was named to honour Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand, who was interested in the geology and palaeontology of Thailand.

It was a mid-sized sauropod, measuring 15-20 m in length.

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