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Balochisaurus Balochisaurus malkani Malkani 2006
/bˌælətʃɪsˈɔːɹəs/
estimated
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · 72.2–66 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
herding
Where It Was Found
Country
Pakistan
Region
Balochistan
Formation
Vitakri
Dig sites
12
distinct collections
Overview
Balochisaurus malkani is a sauropodomorph dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous, roughly 72.2–66.0 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and herding. Fossils have been recovered from Balochistan, Pakistan. It was named by Malkani 2006. The species is represented by 12 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~38%
well attested
Based on 12 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Balochisaurus malkani sits in deep time
Balochisaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Balochisaurus malkani's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.