Abstract
Indo-Pakistan subcontinent is lucky to host the smallest, medium and large sized titanosaurian sauropod dinosaurs. Saraikimasoom is the smallest sized, and Gspsaurus is the medium sized transversely stocky, Pakisaurus and Isisaurus are the large sized titanosaurs of South Asia. Pakisaurus balochistani is a slender type of pakisaurid titanosaurian based on associated vertebral and appendicular skeletons. Pakisaurus balochistani includes key elements like transversely thin or narrow tibia and ventrally not reduced tall caudal vertebrae, along with other elements which are significant for cladistic analysis.
Highlights
Pakisaurus is included among four recently recognised titanosaurian sauropods from South Asia
Pakisaurus balochistani is a slender type of pakisaurid titanosaurian based on associated vertebral and appendicular skeletons
Pakisaurus balochistani includes key elements like transversely thin or narrow tibia and ventrally not reduced tall caudal vertebrae, along with other elements which are significant for cladistic analysis
Summary
Systematic paleontology of Pakisaurus balochistani is as follows. Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropoda, Titanosauria, Pakisauridae [1], Pakisaurus [1], and Pakisaurus balochistani [1] (Figure 1). Pakisaurus balochistani as a new genus and new species was formally published by Malkani [1]. Pakisaurus balochistani holotypic caudal vertebrae [1] and lectotypic vertebral and appendicular elements from South Kinwa 4 holotypic and lectotypic locality (Figure 1), and referred fossils from West Bor 2, northern Top Kinwa 16, North Alam 19n, Shalghara 3, Mari Bohri 15, Darwaza 8 and Grut 9 localities are found in the latest Maastrichtian. (67 - 66 Ma ago) Vitakri Lameta Formation of Fort Munro Group, Barkhan District, Balochistan, central Pakistan. These fossils are housed in the museum of Geological Survey of Pakistan, Quetta. Genus Pakisaurus honour the host country Pakistan, saurus mean lizard. Species named P. balochistani honour the host province Balochistan
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