Abstract
The Jurassic-Cretaceous (J/K) and Cretaceous-Paleogene (K/Pg) boundaries/transitions are found in Pakistan especially well exposed on the western continental margin of the Indo-Pakistan plate (part of Gondwana) like Kirthar, Sulaiman and Kohat and Potwar basins. Its lithology is variable both lateral and also vertical. The J/K and K/Pg transitions are represented by terrestrial and marine strata like laterite, bauxite, vary colored shale, sandstones and conglomerates and rare limestone beds. Mesozoic vertebrates found so far belong to archosaurs like poripuchian titanosaurs (sauropods), theropods, mesoeucrocodiles, pterosaurs, snake and bird are briefly overviewed here.
Highlights
The marine and terrestrial strata of Jurassic-Cretaceous (J/K) and Cretaceous-Paleogene (K/Pg) transitions in Pakistan are presented which are well exposed in north Indus (Kohat-Potwar basin), middle/central Indus (Sulaiman basin) and south Indus (Kirthar basin)
Mesozoic vertebrates found so far belong to archosaurs like poripuchian titanosaurs, theropods, mesoeucrocodiles, pterosaurs, snake and bird are briefly overviewed here
Materials and Methods The materials belong to compiled data from previous work especially mentioned in references and new field data collected by the present author during numerous field seasons regarding the lithology, stratigraphy, paleontology of Pakistan
Summary
The marine and terrestrial strata of Jurassic-Cretaceous (J/K) and Cretaceous-Paleogene (K/Pg) transitions in Pakistan are presented which are well exposed in north Indus (Kohat-Potwar basin), middle/central Indus (Sulaiman basin) and south Indus (Kirthar basin). The biota and these transitions are significant due to northward migration of the Indo-Pakistan subcontinental plate from southern earth to northern earth and extinction phenomena. The J/K boundary yielded a few bones of basal titanosaurs. The strata just below the K/Pg boundary yielded about 3000 bones/pieces of bones of the latest Maastrichtian archosaurs.
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