| Phu Wiang National Park | |
|---|---|
| อุทยานแห่งชาติภูเวียง | |
 PWNP Dinosaur Site 3 | |
  Location within Thailand | |
| Location | Thailand |
| Nearest city | Khon Kaen |
| Coordinates | 16°40′42″N 102°21′13″E / 16.67833°N 102.35361°E |
| Area | 325 km2 (125 sq mi) |
| Established | 1965 |
| Visitors | 6,150 (in 2019) |
| Governing body | Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation |
Phu Wiang National Park (PWNP) is in Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand, covering the area of the Phu Wiang Mountains.[1] It is best known for its numerous dinosaur bone paleontological sites,[2] The park is one of the world's largest dinosaur graveyards.[3] In 1996, the remains of Siamotyrannus isanensis, a new family of carnivorous thunder lizards, were unearthed in the park.
The Phu Wiang Dinosaur Museum in the park displays many of the park's finds. The park, measuring 203,125 rai ~ 325 square kilometres (125 sq mi) in size, is approximately 85 kilometres (53 mi)[4] northwest of Khon Kaen. The area is characterized by a central plain and the low hills of the western Phu Phan Mountains.[3]
- ^ "Phu Wiang National Park". Department of National Parks (DNP). Archived from the original on 2010-01-23. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ Spooner, Andrew; Borrowman, Hana; Baldwin, William (February 1, 2007). Footprint Thailand. Footprint Travel Guides. pp. 704–. ISBN 978-1-904777-94-6. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
- ^ a b Eliot, Joshua; Bickersteth, Jane (March 13, 2003). Thailand handbook. Footprint Travel Guides. pp. 330–. ISBN 978-1-903471-54-8. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
- ^ "ข้อมูลพื้นที่อุทยานแห่งชาติ ที่ประกาศในราชกิจจานุบกษา 133 แห่ง" [National Park Area Information published in the 133 Government Gazettes]. Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (in Thai). December 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2022, no 71
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