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|size = 9.1 meters (30 ft)}}Siamosaurus looks a lot like [http://dinosaurs.wikia.com/wiki/Spinosaurus Spinosaurus][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaur] |
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| − | Siamosaurus (meaning "Siamese lizard") is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genus <u>genus</u>] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theropod <u>theropod</u>] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaur <u>di</u><u>nosaur</u>] from Early [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cretaceous <u>Cretaceous</u>] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand <u>Thailand</u>]. The size of the animal is unknown, but it may have reached a length of about 9.1 meters (30 ft). The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_species <u>type species</u>], ''Siamosaurus suteethorni'', was formally described by Buffetaut and Ingavat in 1986.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siamosaurus#cite_note-0 <u>[1</u>]]</sup> There is very little information on this Cretaceous meat-eater, but it is known from teeth that closely resemble those of [http://dinosaurs.wikia.com/wiki/Spinosaurus Spinosaurus] it may have eaten fish.Siamosaurus was found |
+ | Siamosaurus (meaning "Siamese lizard") is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genus <u>genus</u>] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theropod <u>theropod</u>] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaur <u>di</u><u>nosaur</u>] from Early [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cretaceous <u>Cretaceous</u>] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand <u>Thailand</u>]. The size of the animal is unknown, but it may have reached a length of about 9.1 meters (30 ft). The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_species <u>type species</u>], ''Siamosaurus suteethorni'', was formally described by Buffetaut and Ingavat in 1986.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siamosaurus#cite_note-0 <u>[1</u>]]</sup> There is very little information on this Cretaceous meat-eater, but it is known from teeth that closely resemble those of [http://dinosaurs.wikia.com/wiki/Spinosaurus Spinosaurus] it may have eaten fish.Siamosaurus was found in Mount Siam between Thailand and Myanmar. |
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| Name | Siamosaurus | |||
| Order | Saurischia | |||
| Suborder | Theropoda | |||
| Class | Reptilia | |||
| Name Translation | Siamese Lizard | |||
| Period | Early Cretaceous | |||
| Location | Thailand | |||
| Diet | Meat and fish | |||
| Size | 9.1 meters (30 ft) | |||
Siamosaurus looks a lot like Spinosaurus[1]
Siamosaurus (meaning "Siamese lizard") is a genus of theropod dinosaur from Early Cretaceous Thailand. The size of the animal is unknown, but it may have reached a length of about 9.1 meters (30 ft). The type species, Siamosaurus suteethorni, was formally described by Buffetaut and Ingavat in 1986.[1] There is very little information on this Cretaceous meat-eater, but it is known from teeth that closely resemble those of Spinosaurus it may have eaten fish.Siamosaurus was found in Mount Siam between Thailand and Myanmar.