Phuwiangosaurus

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iPhuwiangosaurus Fossil range: Early Cretaceous
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Superorder: Dinosauria Order: Saurischia Suborder: Sauropodomorpha Infraorder: Sauropoda (unranked) Titanosauria Family: Nemegtosauridae Genus: Phuwiangosaurus Species: P. sirindhornae
Binomial name
Phuwiangosaurus sirindhornae Martin et al, 1994

Phuwiangosaurus (meaning "Phu Wiang Lizard") is the name given to a genus of dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous. It was a titanosaur which lived in China. The type species, P. sirindhornae, was described by Martin, Buffetaut, and Suteethorn in 1994. It was around 90 feet long.

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