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Khanazeem saraikistani

Reptilia - Pakisauridae

Taxonomy
Khanazeem saraikistani was named by Malkani (2023). Its type specimen is Dentary ramus and teeth GSP/MSM-143-2; caudal vertebrae GSP/MSM-16-2, GSP/MSM-793-2; left proximal and mid femur GSP/MSM-69-2;right femur including proximal GSP/MSM-294-2,mid- GSP/MSM-293-2, and distal sections GSP/MSM-266-2;parti al humerus GSP/MSM-289-2, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bor Kali Kakor, DL-2 (western), which is in a Maastrichtian fluvial shale in the Vitakri Formation of Pakistan. It is the type species of Khanazeem.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2023Khanazeem saraikistani Malkani pp. 1120-1121

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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
—PoripuchiaMalkani 2020
familyPakisauridae
genusKhanazeem
speciessaraikistani

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.

†Khanazeem saraikistani Malkani 2023
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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 (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Pakistan (Balochistan) Pakisaurus balochistani (type locality: 220151 220157)