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Pakisaurus

Pakisaurus balochistani Malkani 2004

Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · 72.2–66 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade
Overview

Pakisaurus balochistani is a sauropodomorph dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous, roughly 72.2–66.0 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It was named by Malkani 2004. The species is represented by 11 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.

Fossil Record Completeness

How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record

~36%
confidence from occurrence count
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 11 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time

Where Pakisaurus sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Pakisaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Pakisaurus's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.

predator–prey
Saurornitholestes
Saurornitholestes langstoni
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predator–prey
Tyrannosaurus
Tyrannosaurus rex
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predator–prey
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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same–clade
Gannansaurus
Gannansaurus sinensis
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same–clade
Jiangxititan
Jiangxititan ganzhouensis
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same–clade
Isisaurus
Isisaurus colberti
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