Tangvayosaurus

"Tang Vay lizard"

Lived: 121 to 101 million years ago, Early Cretaceous
Diet: Herbivore
Group: Sauropods, Euhelopodidae
Found in: Laos
Named by: Allain et al. 1999

Where its fossils were found

The evidence

Today

2 finds

110 million years ago

Map: C. R. Scotese, PALEOMAP

Field notes

About Tangvayosaurus

What it was like

Tangvayosaurus was a long-necked sauropod known from part of the hips, backbone and limbs. It was related to Euhelopus and Phuwiangosaurus.

Its world

It lived in the Early Cretaceous, in what is now Laos. It comes from the Grès supérieurs Formation, where the spinosaur Ichthyovenator has also been found.

How it was found

Allain and colleagues named Tangvayosaurus in 1999.

Lived alongside

Found in the same rock formations

Close relatives

Other members of Euhelopodidae

Sources: WikidataNamed in: R. Allain, P. Taquet, and B. Battail, J. Dejax, P. Richir, M. Véran, F. Limon-Duparcmeur, R. Vacant, O. Mateus, P. Sayarath, B. Khenthavong, S. Phouyavong. 1999. Un nouveau genre de dinosaure sauropode de la formation des Grès supérieurs (Aptien-Albien) du Laos [A new genus of sauropod dinosaur from the Grès supérieurs Formation (Aptian-Albian) of Laos]. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences à Paris, Sciences de la Terre et des Planètes 329:609-616