Pakisaurus
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| Pakisaurus Fossil range: Late Cretaceous |
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P. balochistani Malkani, 2006 (type) |
Pakisaurus (meaning "Pakistan lizard") is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod from the Late Cretaceous of Balochistan, western Pakistan. The type species is P. balochistani, and it is based on four tail vertebra, found in the Maastrichtian-age Vitakri Member of the Pab Formation. Three additional tail verterbrae have been assigned to it.[1] The author erected the family-level name Pakisauridae for Pakisaurus, but it remains to be seen if this family will receive widespread acceptance.
[edit] References
- ^ 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.
[edit] External links
- Harris, Jerald D. (2007-06-27). Arsenic and Old Papers. Dinosaur Mailing List Archives. Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Retrieved on 2007-07-29.
- Rana, A.N. (2006-03-25). Country’s first dinosaur fossils. DAWN. Retrieved on 2007-07-29.
- Sindh University Research Journal PDF of paper discussing Pakisaurus and other recently-discovered Pakistani dinosaurs
- "Pakisaurus" at DinoData Includes partial description.
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