Showing posts with label Psittacosaurus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Psittacosaurus. Show all posts

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Psittacosaurus Sattayaiki


Psittacosaurus was one of the herbivore to had ruled the Early Cretaceous period 100 million years ago. Psittacosaurus belonged to a group of dinosaurs called the Ceratopsian.

This dinosaur was related to Triceratop, a giant Ceratopsian that had ruled the Late Cretacous 65 million years ago in North America. Psittacosaurus was only 6.6ft(2m) and had a parrot like beak. This dinosaur's fossils were first discovered in Mongolia and China, but a group of scientist had discovered a small remains of their jaws and other fossilized remains. It proved this kind of dinosaur also lived in Thailand.

This herbivore shared it's habitat with other type of herbivore like the Sauropods, Hadrosaur, Iguanodonts, and also Gallimimus. This dinosaur was added into one of Thailand's most famous dinosaur since this creature lived in other places of Asia.

Monday, February 9, 2009

Phuwiangosaurus Sirindhornae







Phuwiangosaurus was one one of the giant sauropod to had ruled Thailand North-East 110 million years ago.


Phuwiangosaurus was one of the titanosaur that had ruled the Early Cretacous period. This sauropod was the first dinosaur to be ever to be discover in Thailand. It was first discovered by a team of geologist that found a fossil near a dried up stream called Huay Pratu Tee Mah in Khon Kaen province in 1981. This was a great discovery since Laos had been discovering it own dinosaurs so it was time for Thailand to have it's own.

While scientist were digging, Princess Chakri Sirindhornae came and see the discovery the first dinosaur. So the scientist gave the name Phuwiangosaurus Sirindhornae to honor the princess and the Charkri Dynasty. Phuwiangosaurus use to feed on tall trees that grows variously in the Creatacous Period. During that era there were various dinosaur like the unname sauropod that is still being studying, Iguanodon, Psittasaurus, Gallimimus, and Siamosaurus. Phuwiangosaurus only has a enemy which was Siamotyrannus that also ruled the same era. This made Phuwiangosaurus one of the giant titanosaur to ever had ruled Indochina.