Bangkok Post
Thailand’s ‘Jurassic Park’ shines light on dinosaur evolution
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KHON KAEN - A dinosaur statue stands guard outside a temple, a hint at the ancient giants buried deep in the earth below making up northeastern Thailand’s “dinosaur rush”.
Key facts
- KHON KAEN - A dinosaur statue stands guard outside a temple, a hint at the ancient giants buried deep in the earth below making up northeastern Thailand’s “dinosaur rush”.
- Researchers have found a trove of dinosaur fossils across the region, which holds the country’s richest deposits, offering insight into the creatures that roamed the planet millions of years ago.
- Students visit the Palaeontological Research and Education Centre at Mahasarakham University in Maha Sarakham province on Aug 18, 2026
- Another museum opened in 2007 in Kalasin — for which the Uragasaurus was named — and now draws hundreds of thousands of people each year.
Summary
Researchers have found a trove of dinosaur fossils across the region, which holds the country’s richest deposits, offering insight into the creatures that roamed the planet millions of years ago.
Prehistoric specimens from the region’s sun-baked soil were identified this year as two new species — Southeast Asia’s largest dinosaur Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis and the long-necked Uragasaurus kalasinensis .