Bor Kali Kakor, DL-2 (central) (Cretaceous of Pakistan)

Also known as PDL-2, Vitakri, Mid Bor

Where: Balochistan, Pakistan (29.7° N, 69.4° E: paleocoordinates 13.4° S, 57.8° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Vitakri Formation (Fort Munro Group), Late/Upper Maastrichtian (70.6 - 66.0 Ma)

• "... upper Pab Formation, just below or on the boundary of Mesozoic (Cretaceous) and Cenozoic (Tertiary/Paleocene)."

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial; gray, green, red shale

• "... continental fluviatile fresh water deposition..."
• "... found from the red, maroon and greenish grey mud/clays/paleosol zone of upper of Pab Formation, just below or on the (K-T) boundary of mesozoic (Cretaceous) and Cenozoic (Tertiary/Paleocene). the upper part of Pab Formation seems to be a continental fluviatile fresh water deposition in the Central periphery of Sulaiman range due to sedimentary structure."

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by M. S. Malkani

Primary reference: M. S. Malkani. 2006. Biodiversity of saurischian dinosaurs from the latest Cretaceous Park of Pakistan. Journal of Applied and Emerging Sciences 1(3):108-140 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 79664: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 17.03.2008

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Theropoda - Vitakrisauridae
Vitakrisaurus saraiki n. gen. n. sp.3 Malkani 2010 ceratosaur
MSM-303-2, 53-2 to 55-2, 303-2, 984-2, 1044-2, 1076-2, 1027-2
Vitakridrinda sulaimani Malkani 2004 ceratosaur
MSM-53-2 to 55-2, associated vertebrae; 1041-2, 780-2, 984-2, 1027-2, 1054-1
 Saurischia -
Titanosauria indet. Bonaparte and Coria 1993 sauropod
MSM-72-2, 120-2 to 125-2
 Saurischia - Balochisauridae
Balochisaurus malkani2 Malkani 2006 sauropod
caudal vertebra
Qaikshaheen masoomniazi6 Malkani 2023 sauropod
MSM-41-2, 42-2, 120-2 to 125-2, 135-2, 178-2, 181-2, 182-2, 184-2, 187-2, 271-2, 277-2 to 279-2, 285-2, 287-2, 295-2, 301-2, 302-2, 343-2, 359-2, 361-2, 362-2, 370-2, 559-2, 560-2, 565-2, 566-2, 573-2, 643-2, 683-2 to 688-2, 784-2, 792-2, 850-2, 852-2, 1004-2, 1028-2 to 1031-2
 Saurischia - Pakisauridae
Sulaimanisaurus gingerichi2 Malkani 2004 sauropod
caudal vertebra
Khetranisaurus barkhani2 Malkani 2004 sauropod
caudal vertebra
 Saurischia - Gspsauridae
Saraikimasoom vitakri4 Malkani 2014 sauropod
MSM-178-2, MSM-182-2
Gspsaurus pakistani5 Malkani 2014 sauropod
proximal ischium MSM-184-2; proximal ulna MSM-271-2 and distal ulna MSM-852-2; proximal and distal humerus (MSM-363-2, MSM-362-2); ante- rolateral part of sternal MSM-565-2 and sternal part MSM-1004-2
 Loricata -
Pabwehshi pakistanensis1 Wilson et al. 2001 Pab beast