Thaisaurus

Thaisaurus is an extinct genus of ichthyopterygian marine reptile that lived during the Spathian (late Olenekian, Early Triassic). Fossils have been found in Thailand.

==Discovery== The type specimen of Thaisaurus was discovered by Chongpan Chonglakmani on the hill Khao Thong, around Phattalung, Thailand. This specimen consists of a skull, partial vertebral series, and an incomplete fore- and hindlimb and was preserved in resistant dolomite, alongside two other poorly preserved natural molds of other specimens. The type specimen was subsequently extracted in 1988 by a joint paleontological expedention from Thailand and France. The specimen is housed in the Department of Mineral Resources of Bangkok, where it received the number TF2454. The specimen has yet to be fully prepared. Mazin and colleagues described the specimen in 1991, naming it Thaisaurus chonglakmanii, in honor of the country it came from and its discoverer.