Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Balochisaurus malkani

Reptilia - Balochisauridae

Taxonomy
Balochisaurus malkani was named by Malkani (2006). Its type specimen is MSM-43-15 to 48-15, a set of vertebrae, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mari Bohri, DL-15 (Vitakri), which is in a Maastrichtian fluvial claystone in the Vitakri Formation of Pakistan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Balochisaurus malkani Malkani p. 113
2007Balochisaurus malkani Malkani
2008Balochisaurus malkani Malkani p. 51
2010Balochisaurus malkani Malkani p. 40
2010Balochisaurs malkani Malkani p. 567
2014Balochisaurus malkani Malkani p. 56
2015Balochisaurus malkani Malkani p. 4
2016Balochisaurus malkani Malkani p. 129
2017Balochisaurus malkani Malkani p. 40
2020Balochisaurus malkani Malkani p. 409

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Sauropoda()
—Gravisauria
—Eusauropoda
—Neosauropoda
—Macronaria
—Titanosauriformes
—Titanosauria
familyBalochisauridae
subfamilyBalochisaurinae
genusBalochisaurus
speciesmalkani

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Balochisaurus malkani Malkani 2006
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. S. Malkani 2016The ratio of mid-dorsal width to mid- ventral width of mid and posterior caudals is about 2
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteinfrao
Entire body: yesinfrao
Adult length: 10 to < 100infrao
Adult width: 10 to < 100infrao
Adult height: 10 to < 100infrao
Thickness: thickinfrao
Architecture: compact or denseinfrao
Form: sphericalinfrao
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partsinfrao
Grouping: gregariousinfrao
Environment: terrestrialinfrao
Locomotion: actively mobileinfrao
Life habit: ground dwellinginfrao
Diet: herbivoreinfrao
Reproduction: oviparousinfrao
Dispersal: direct/internalinfrao
Dispersal 2: mobileinfrao
Created: 2004-12-14 12:49:10
Modified: 2004-12-14 14:49:10
Source: infrao = infraorder
Reference: Marsh 1875

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Pakistan (Balochistan) Balochisaurus malkani (79428 79664 type locality: 79665 79669 220140 220141 220142 220153 220155 220158 220163) Titanosauria indet. (79427)