Phu Wiang National Park

Phu Wiang National Park (PWNP) is located in the eponymous district of Hong Kaen province, in northeastern Thailand. It is most famous among Thai parks due to the numerous finds of dinosaur skeletons in its paleontological sites.

The park, spread over 325 square kilometers and includes flat terrain, as well as low hills, is one of the largest dinosaur graveyards in the world. In 1996, the remains of Siamotyrannus isanensis, a new family of predatory lizards, were discovered here. On the territory of the park there is a museum, which presents a curious collection of these finds.

There are many types of valuable plants here - such as red, sandalwood and banana trees, ferns, bamboo, rattan. The park is home to such wild animals as barking deer, antelopes, foxes, marten, tiger cats, squirrels, porcupines, chipmunks, flying lemurs, monkeys, flying squirrels, bamboo rats, lizards, snakes, hyenas, long-tailed parrots and others.