Not many people can say that they have a dinosaur species named after them, but Dr Varavudh is one of the select few that can. As the current director of the Paleontological Research and Education Centre, Mahasarakham University, Dr Varavudh is best known for his contributions to the discovery of multiple fossil taxa and dig sites in Khorat Plateau in an ongoing joint Thai-French project there since 1980. His geological mapping of these areas led to the discovery of various fossil sites where the majority of Thailand's palaeontological discoveries have been made. In 1986, Siamosaurus suteethorni–a large dinosaur species with a head like a crocodile–was named in honour of his work. In 2006 Suteethorn was given the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Skinner Award which honours outstanding and sustained contributions to scientific knowledge through the making of important collections of fossil vertebrates, and those who train or teach others in this field. Along with gaining a 2018 explorer award from National Geographic Thailand, it is not surprising why Dr Varavudh is dubbed the “Indiana Jones of Thailand”.