Genus
Valid Extinct

Kinnareemimus

Buffetaut et al. 2009

Kinnareemimus is an extinct genus of ornithomimosaurian theropod dinosaur that was discovered in the Early Cretaceous Sao Khua Formation in what is now Thailand. The genus contains only the type species, K. khonkaenensis. The specific epithet is after Khon Kaen Province, which is in northeastern Thailand, where the remains of the animal were discovered.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore, omnivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Kinnareemimus
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Reconstruction of the terrestrial paleoenvironmental setting of the Sao Khua Formation by Renata Cunha. In the center, a generalized spinosaurid feeds on a sauropod. This trophic relationship is hypothesized based on isolated tooth crowns found in association with a sauropod skeleton [67]. In the background, a small pack of the ornithomimosaur theropod Kinnareemimus. Both sauropods and ornithomimosaurs (as part of the “herbivorous” theropods) were found to be positively associated with terrestrial paleoenvironments by Butler and Barrett [15]. (cropped from File:Spinosaurid and Kinnareemimus.PNG) © Renata Cunha, Marcos A. F. Sales, Marcel B. Lacerda, Bruno L. D. Horn, Isabel A. P. de Oliveira, Cesar L. Schultz · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Ornithomimosauria Unranked clade
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Kinnareemimus Genus
Measurements
Length
1,8 m ⓘ
Kinnareemimus khonkaenensis
Mass
13 kg ⓘ
Kinnareemimus khonkaenensis
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇹🇭 Thailand
1
Geological formations
Sao Khua
1
Temporal distribution
Barremian (125.77–121.4 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Kinnareemimus khonkaenensis 126 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
E. Buffetaut, V. Suteethorn, and H. Tong. 2009. An early 'ostrich dinosaur' (Theropoda: Ornithomimosauria) from the Early Cretaceous Sao Khua Formation of NE Thailand. Late Palaeozoic and Mesozoic Ecosystems in SE Asia. The Geological Society of London, Special Publication 315:229-243 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
E. Buffetaut, V. Suteethorn, and H. Tong. 2009. An early 'ostrich dinosaur' (Theropoda: Ornithomimosauria) from the Early Cretaceous Sao Khua Formation of NE Thailand. Late Palaeozoic and Mesozoic Ecosystems in SE Asia. The Geological Society of London, Special Publication 315:229-243 DOI ↗