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Pakisaurus Pakisaurus balochistani Malkani 2004
/pˌækɪsˈɔːɹəs/
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 · Gujarat
Formations
Vitakri · Lameta
Dig sites
11
distinct collections
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 is recorded as ground-dwelling and herding. Fossils have been recovered from Balochistan, Pakistan and elsewhere. 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%
well attested
Based on 11 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Pakisaurus balochistani sits in deep time
Pakisaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Pakisaurus balochistani'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.