Genus
Valid Extinct

Phuwiangvenator

Samathi et al. 2019

Phuwiangvenator is an extinct genus of megaraptoran theropod that lived during the Early Cretaceous period in what is now Thailand. It contains only the type species, P. yaemniyomi. The generic name of Phuwiangvenator comes from the Phu Wiang mountains, where the holotype was discovered, and the Latin word "venator" meaning hunter. The specific name, "yaemniyomi", is in honor of Sudham Yaemniyom, who was a historical paleontologist from Thailand and the first person to discover fossils there.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Phuwiangvenator
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The manual phalanges and unguals for the holotype of Phuwiangvenator © Adun Samathi, Phornphen Chanthasit, and P. Martin Sander · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia
Phuwiangvenator
Phuwiangvenator
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Neotheropoda Unranked clade
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Averostra Unranked clade
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Tetanurae Unranked clade
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Coelurosauria Unranked clade
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Megaraptora Unranked clade
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Phuwiangvenator Genus
Measurements
Length
6,2 m ⓘ
Phuwiangvenator yaemniyomi
Mass
570 kg ⓘ
Phuwiangvenator yaemniyomi
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇹🇭 Thailand
2
Geological formations
Sao Khua
2
Temporal distribution
Barremian (125.77–121.4 Ma)
2
Species (1)
Phuwiangvenator yaemniyomi 126 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
A. Samathi, P. Chanthasit, and P. M. Sander. 2019. Two new basal coelurosaurian theropod dinosaurs from the Lower Cretaceous Sao Khua Formation of Thailand. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 64(2):239-260 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
A. Samathi, P. Chanthasit, and P. M. Sander. 2019. Two new basal coelurosaurian theropod dinosaurs from the Lower Cretaceous Sao Khua Formation of Thailand. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 64(2):239-260 DOI ↗