Balochisaurus
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| Balochisaurus Fossil range: Late Cretaceous |
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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.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Rana, A.N. (2006-03-25). Country’s first dinosaur fossils. DAWN. Retrieved on 2007-07-29.
- ^ Malkani, M.S. (2006). "Biodiversity of saurischian dinosaurs from the Latest Cretaceous Park of Pakistan". Journal of Applied and Emerging Sciences 1 (3): 108–140.
- ^ Balochisaurus malkani. DinoData.org (2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-08.
[edit] External links
- Dinosaur Mailing List post on Balochisaurus and other new taxa from Pakistan.
- Balochisaurus on DinoData.org
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