Genus
Valid Extinct

Vitakrisaurus

Malkani 2010

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Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
3
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Vitakrisaurus
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
Theropoda Unranked clade
Neotheropoda Unranked clade
Averostra Unranked clade
Ceratosauria Suborder
Abelisauroidea Superfamily
Vitakrisauridae Family
Vitakrisaurus Genus
Fossil sites 3 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇵🇰 Pakistan
3
Geological formations
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
3
Species (1)
Vitakrisaurus saraiki 72 Ma
Bibliography
Original description
M. S. Malkani. 2010. Updated stratigraphy and mineral potential of Sulaiman Basin, Pakistan. Sindh University Research Journal (Science Series) 42(2):39-66
Bibliography (3)
M. S. Malkani. 2020. Pakisaurus balochistani (Poripuchia, slender Titanosauria, Sauropoda) associated skeletons found from the latest Maastrichtian Vitakri Formation of Pakistan and referred fossils from India; filling of important missing links of Isisaurus colberti titanosaur found from Pakistan. Open Journal of Geology 10(4):408-447 DOI ↗
M. S. Malkani. 2019. Vitakrisaurus saraiki theropod from South Asia. Open Journal of Geology 9:643-645 DOI ↗
M. S. Malkani. 2010. Updated stratigraphy and mineral potential of Sulaiman Basin, Pakistan. Sindh University Research Journal (Science Series) 42(2):39-66