Balochisaurus
| Balochisaurus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Superorder: | Dinosauria |
| Order: | Saurischia |
| Suborder: | Sauropodomorpha |
| Infraorder: | Sauropoda |
| (unranked): | Titanosauria |
| Family: | Balochisauridae |
| Genus: | Balochisaurus Malkani, 2006 |
| Species | |
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B. malkani Malkani, 2006 (type) | |
Balochisaurus (meaning "Balochi lizard", for the Baloch tribes of Pakistan) is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Pakistan. The type species is B. malkani. The discovery was made (along with other dinosaur specimens) near Vitariki by a team of paleontologists from the Geological Survey of Pakistan.[1] Formally described in 2006 by M.S. Malkani, the genus is based on seven tail vertebrae found in the Maastrichtian-age Vitakri Member of the Pab Formation, with additional vertebrae and a partial skull assigned to it.[2] The author erected the family-level name Balochisauridae for Balochisaurus, but it remains to be seen if this family will receive widespread acceptance.
References
- ↑ Rana, A.N. (2006-03-25). "Country’s first dinosaur fossils". DAWN. Archived from the original on 2007-06-21. Retrieved 2007-07-29.
- ↑ Malkani, M.S. (2006). "Biodiversity of saurischian dinosaurs from the Latest Cretaceous Park of Pakistan" (PDF). Journal of Applied and Emerging Sciences 1 (3): 108–140.
External links
- Dinosaur Mailing List post on Balochisaurus and other new taxa from Pakistan.
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