Fossilized bones attributed to a mid-sized carnivorous dinosaur have been discovered by paleontologists from Maha Sarakham University in Phu Kao-Phupandam National Park in the north-eastern province of Nong Bua Lamphu.
The new species was called Vayuraptor nongbualamphuensis, which name was derived from the Sanskrit name of a Hindu god Vayu, or Phra Pai. The creature was about 4-4.5 meters long and is believed to have roamed the earth about 60 million years ago.
The excavations in the Thailand's 'dinosaur valley' have been ongoing for more than 30 years. During this period, fossilized remains of 11 unique dinosaur species have been found, including the so called Siamese Tyrannosaurus, which was one meter smaller than its famous relative Tyrannosaurus Rex.