Genus
Valid Extinct

Pakisaurus

Malkani 2004

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Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
12
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Pakisaurus
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Wikimedia
PBDB
Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
Saurischia Unranked clade
Sauropodomorpha Unranked clade
Massopoda Unranked clade
Sauropodiformes Unranked clade
Sauropoda Unranked clade
Gravisauria Unranked clade
Eusauropoda Unranked clade
Neosauropoda Unranked clade
Macronaria Unranked clade
Titanosauriformes Unranked clade
Somphospondyli Unranked clade
Titanosauria Unranked clade
Poripuchia Unranked clade
Pakisauridae Family
Pakisaurus Genus
Measurements
Length
9 m
Pakisaurus balochistani
Mass
6 000 kg
Pakisaurus balochistani
Fossil sites 12 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇵🇰 Pakistan
11
🇮🇳 India
1
Geological formations
Vitakri
11
Lameta
1
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
12
Species (1)
Pakisaurus balochistani 72 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
M. S. Malkani. 2004. Saurischian dinosaurs from Late Cretaceous of Pakistan. In S. S. Hussain & H. D. Akbar (eds.), 5th Pakistan Geological Congress, Islamabad. National Geological Society of Pakistan, Pakistan Museum of Natural History (Pakistan Science Foundation)
Bibliography (5)
M. S. Malkani. 2023. A glance on the mineral deposits and stratigraphic sequential variations and structures in different sections of Indus Basin (Pakistan): new titanosaurian sauropod dinosaurs from the latest Maastrichtian Vitakri Formation of Pakistan. Open Journal of Geology 13(10):1069-1138 DOI ↗
M. S. Malkani. 2010. New Pakisaurus (Pakisauridae, Titanosauria, Sauropoda) remains, and Cretaceous Tertiary (K-T) boundary from Pakistan. Sindh University Research Journal (Science Series) 42(1):39-64
M. S. Malkani. 2010. Osteoderms of Pakisauridae and Balochisauridae (Titanosauria, Sauropoda, Dinosauria) in Pakistan. Journal of Earth Science 21(Special):198-203
M. S. Malkani. 2009. New Balochisaurus (Balochisauridae, Titanosauria, Sauropoda) and Vitakridrinda (Theropoda) remains From Pakistan. Sindh University Research Journal (Science Series) 41(2):65-92
M. S. Malkani. 2006. Biodiversity of saurischian dinosaurs from the latest Cretaceous Park of Pakistan. Journal of Applied and Emerging Sciences 1(3):108-140