Genus
Valid Extinct

Siamotyrannus

Siam tyrant
Buffetaut et al. 1996
Etymology Tyran du Siam

Siamotyrannus is a genus of possibly allosauroid theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Sao Khua Formation of Thailand.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Siamotyrannus
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Illustration of the pelvis from the theropod dinosaur Siamotyrannus isanensis. Siamotyrannus lived in Thailand, according to scientists about 90 MYA. It has been estimated to a length of 7 meter, and a weight of about 2 tonnes. Scientists has been uncertain if Siamotyrannus is a member of the family Tyrannosauridae or to Sinraptoridae. © Conty · Public domain · Wikimedia
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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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Allosauroidea Superfamily
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Metriacanthosauridae Family
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Metriacanthosaurinae Subfamily
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Siamotyrannus Genus
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)
Siamotyrannus isanensis 126 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
E. Buffetaut, V. Suteethorn, and H. Tong. 1996. The earliest known tyrannosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of Thailand. Nature 381:689-691 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
E. Buffetaut, V. Suteethorn, and H. Tong. 1996. The earliest known tyrannosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of Thailand. Nature 381:689-691 DOI ↗