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Qaikshaheen Qaikshaheen masoomniazi Malkani 2023
/kˈeɪkʃɐhˌiːn/
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
3
distinct collections
Overview
Qaikshaheen masoomniazi 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 Qaikshaheen masoomniazi sits in deep time
Qaikshaheen
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Qaikshaheen masoomniazi'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.