Ratchasimasaurus

Rat-chas-em-a-sore-us.
By Cassidy Wood
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Cassidy Wood

Paleoentomologist

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Wood, C. (2012, June 30). Ratchasimasaurus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/ratchasimasaurus/

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Name

Ratchasimasaurus ‭(‬Ratchasima lizard‭)‬.

Phonetic

Rat-chas-em-a-sore-us.

Named By

Masateru Shibata,‭ ‬Pratueng Jintasakul‭ & ‬Yoichi Azuma‭ ‬-‭ ‬2011.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Ornithischia,‭ ‬Ornithopoda,‭ ‬Igaunodontia.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

R.‭ ‬suranareae‭

Size

Unknown.

Known locations

Thailand,‭ ‬Nakhon Ratchasima Province‭ ‬-‭ ‬Khok Kruat Formation.

Time Period

Aptian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Dentary‭ (‬lower jaw‭)‬.

In Depth

       Although very little is known about this dinosaur,‭ ‬the dentary which‭ ‬has been used to establish the genus is noted as having a flat ramus.‭ ‬Ratchasimasaurus is thought to been an igaunodont,‭ ‬which in the loosest terms means that it was related to dinosaurs like Igaunodon.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A New Iguanodontian Dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Khok Kruat Formation,‭ ‬Nakhon Ratchasima in Northeastern Thailand,‭ ‬Masateru Shibata,‭ ‬Pratueng Jintasakul‭ & ‬Yoichi Azuma‭ ‬-‭ ‬2011.

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