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Imrankhanhero Imrankhanhero zilefatmi Malkani 2023

/ɪmɹˈæŋkhɐnhˌiəɹoʊ/ 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

Countries
Pakistan, India
Regions
Balochistan · Madhya Pradesh
Formations
Vitakri · Lameta
Dig sites
3
distinct collections
Recorded finds in Pakistan, India. Present-day positions: the continents have moved since.

Overview

Imrankhanhero zilefatmi 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 and elsewhere. It was named by Malkani 2023. The species is represented by 3 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.

Fossil Record Completeness

How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record

~11%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 3 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.

Geologic Time

Where Imrankhanhero zilefatmi sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Imrankhanhero
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Imrankhanhero zilefatmi'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.

predator–prey
Vitakridrinda
Vitakridrinda sulaimani
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predator–prey
Vitakrisaurus
Vitakrisaurus saraiki
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predator–prey
Laevisuchus
Laevisuchus indicus
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coexisted–with
Saurornitholestes
Saurornitholestes langstoni
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coexisted–with
Tyrannosaurus
Tyrannosaurus rex
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coexisted–with
Richardoestesia
Richardoestesia isosceles
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coexisted–with
Richardoestesia
Richardoestesia gilmorei
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coexisted–with
Troodon
Troodon formosus
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