Phuwiangvenator

Phuwiangvenator yaemniyomi

Phuwiangvenator ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Early Cretaceous. Bones have been found in Thailand.

When: Early Cretaceous (Valanginian · Hauterivian) · roughly 137.1 to 125.8 million years ago
Named in: 2019 · Samathi, A.; Chanthasit, P.; Sander, P.
Hip height: Not established
Length: 6 m · 20 ft
Weight: Not established
Found in: Thailand · Sao Khua
Food and walking: Carnivore · Two legs
Kind: sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
Family branch: Megaraptora

The story in short

The genus Phuwiangvenator dates to 2019, the year A. Samathi and colleagues described it. The name honors a person tied to the fossil or its study.

Fossils referred to Phuwiangvenator date to the Early Cretaceous (Valanginian · Hauterivian), roughly 137.1 to 125.8 million years ago. Finds come from Thailand, including the Sao Khua Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.

Published estimates put Phuwiangvenator at a length near 6 m.

On the family tree it sits in Megaraptora, among the theropod dinosaurs.

Close relatives

Aoniraptor

Aoniraptor libertatem

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian · Turonian) · roughly 100.5 to 89.8 million years ago

Fukuiraptor

Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis

Early Cretaceous (Hauterivian · Barremian · Aptian) · roughly 132.6 to 113.2 million years ago

Rapator

Rapator ornitholestoides

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) · roughly 100.5 to 93.9 million years ago