Siamosaurus

Sy-am-o-sore-us.
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Name

Siamosaurus ‭(‬Siamosaurus‭)‬.

Phonetic

Sy-am-o-sore-us.

Named By

Buffetaut‭ & ‬Ingavat‭ ‬-‭ ‬1986.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Theropoda,‭ ‬Spinosauridae.

Diet

Piscivore.

Species

S.‭ ‬suteethorni‭

Size

Unknown due to lack of remains.

Known locations

Thailand.

Time Period

Early Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Teeth.

In Depth

       Siamosaurus is a little known and often considered dubious genus of spinosaurid dinosaur since it has so far only been described from teeth.‭ ‬Siamosaurus was the first and only known genus of spinosaurid dinosaur known from Asia until the‭ ‬2012‭ ‬description of Ichthyovenator from partial post cranial bones.‭ ‬Like other spinosaurids,‭ ‬Siamosaurus was probably a piscivore‭ (‬fish eater‭)‬.

Further Reading

– Unusual theropod teeth from the Upper Jurassic of Phu Wiang, northeastern Thailand. – Revue de Pal�obiologie 5(2):217-220. – E. Buffetaut & R. Ingavat – 1986.

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