Alam Kali Kakor, DL-19 (central): Late/Upper Maastrichtian, Pakistan
collected by M. S. Malkani 2000-2001
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Vitakrisauridae
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Vitakridrinda sulaimani n. gen., n. sp.
Malkani 2004
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Malkani 2006 | 8 specimens | ||||||||
| MSM 59-19 to 62-19, 706-19, 765-19, 1039-19 | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Gspsauridae
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Marisaurus jeffi
Malkani 2004
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Malkani 2006 | 10 specimens | ||||||||
| MSM-79-19, 80-19, 216-19, 213-19 | ||||||||||
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= Gspsaurus pakistani n. gen., n. sp.
Malkani 2014
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Malkani 2014 | |||||||||
| MSM-1100-19, 217-19, 118-19, 119-19, 710-19, 215-19 | ||||||||||
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Maojandino alami n. gen., n. sp.
Malkani 2014
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Malkani 2014 | 11 specimens | ||||||||
| synonym of Gspsaurus pakistani | ||||||||||
| MSM-107-19 to MSM-117-19 | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Balochisauridae
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Marisaurus sp.
Malkani 2003
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29 specimens | |||||||||
| MSM 107-19 to 119-19, 213-19, 216-19, 217-19 to 221-19, 437-19, 502-19, 569-19, 617-19, 638-19, 696-19, 710-19, 777-19, 1100-19 | ||||||||||
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= Marisaurus jeffi
Malkani 2004
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Malkani 2006 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Titanosauridae
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Titanosauridae indet.
Lydekker 1885
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Malkani 2006 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Induszalimidae
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Vitakridrinda sulaimani
Malkani 2004
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Malkani 2006 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| MSM-155-19 | ||||||||||
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= Induszalim bala n. gen., n. sp.
Malkani 2014
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Malkani 2014 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
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Pabwehshi pakistanensis
Wilson et al. 2001
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Malkani 2007 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
| MSM-65-19, 66-19 | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Pakistan | State/province: | Balochistan | County: | Barkhan |
| Coordinates: | 29.7° North, 69.4° East (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 13.4° South, 57.8° East | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Maastrichtian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 8 |
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Maastrichtian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Fort Munro | Formation: | Vitakri | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | member | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: "... 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)... [found] in the Central periphery of Sulaiman range..." | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | gray,green,red claystone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: "... 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)." | |
| Environment: | fluvial indet. |
| Geology comments: "The upper part of Pab Formation seems to be a continental fluviatile fresh water deposition in the Central periphery of Sulaiman range..." | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Degree of concentration: | -single event |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Spatial orientation: | random |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
| Abundance in sediment: | few |
| Articulated whole bodies: | none |
| Associated major elements: | some |
| Disassociated major elements: | some |
| Disassociated minor elements: | some |
| Fragmentation: | occasional |
| Feeding/predation traces: | tooth marks |
| Temporal resolution: | snapshot |
| Spatial resolution: | autochthonous |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection | ||
| Collection size: | 5 specimens | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | taphonomic analysis | ||
| Collectors: | M. S. Malkani | Collection dates: | 2000-2001 |
| Collection method comments: Museum of the Geological Survey of Pakistan, Quetta, collection | |||
| Taxonomic list comments:Specimens from V. sulaimani found in association with "the partial skull of adult/subadult titanosaurs" | |||
Metadata
| Also known as: | PDL-19, PDL-19c, Vitakri | ||
| Database number: | 79666 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano | Enterer: | M. Carrano |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2008-03-17 13:19:00 | Last modified: | 2023-11-15 12:17:17 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2008-03-17 13:19:00 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 28187. | ETE | M. S. Malkani. 2003. Discovery of partial skull and dentary of Titanosauria (sauropod dinosaur) from the Late Cretaceous Pab Formation of Vitakri area, Barkhan District, Balochistan, Pakistan. Geological Bulletin, University of Peshawar 36:65-71 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
Secondary references:
| 32613 | ETE | M. S. Malkani. 2006. First rostrum of carnivorous Vitakridrinda (Abelisaurid Theropod Dinosaur) found from the latest Cretaceous Dinosaur Beds (Vitakri) Member of PAB formation, Alam Kali Kakor Locality of Vitakri area, Barkhan District, Balochistan, Pakistan. Sindh University Research Journal (Science Series) 38(2):7-26 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
| 26765 | ETE | 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] |
| 26768 | ETE | M. S. Malkani. 2007. First diagnostic fossils of Late Cretaceous crocodyliform (Mesoeucrocodylia, Reptilia) from Vitakri area, Barkhan District, Balochistan, Pakistan. Contribution to Geology of Pakistan. Proceedings of 5th Pakistan Geological Congress 2004, Pakistan Museum of Natural History, Islamabad. National Geological Society of Pakistan 241-260 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
| 37335 | M. S. Malkani. 2008. Marisaurus (Balochisauridae, Titanosauria) remains from the latest Cretaceous of Pakistan. Sindh University Research Journal (Science Series) 40(2):55-78 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 37336 | M. S. Malkani. 2008. First articulated atlas-axis complex of Titanosauria (Sauropoda, Dinosauria) uncovered from the Latest Cretaceous Vitakri Member (Dinosaur beds) of upper Pab Formation, Kinwa locality of Sulaiman Basin, Pakistan. Sindh University Research Journal (Science Series) 40(1):55-70 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 76825 | M. S. Malkani. 2009. New Balochisaurus (Balochisauridae, Titanosauria, Sauropoda) and Vitakridrinda (Theropoda) remains From Pakistan. Sindh University Research Journal (Science Series) 41(2):65-92 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 76839 | M. S. Malkani. 2010. Vitakridrinda (Vitakrisauridae, Theropoda) from the latest Cretaceous of Pakistan. Journal of Earth Science 21(Special):204-212 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 76848 | M. S. Malkani. 2014. Theropod dinosaurs and mesoeucrocodiles from the terminal Cretaceous of Pakistan. Second International Symposium of International Geoscience Programme (IGCP) Project 608 “Cretaceous Ecosystems and Their Responses to Paleoenvironmental Changes in Asia and the Western Pacific”. Abstract Volume 169-172 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 76850 | M. S. Malkani. 2014. Titanosaurian sauropod dinosaurs from the Latest Cretaceous of Pakistan. Second International Symposium of International Geoscience Programme (IGCP) Project 608 “Cretaceous Ecosystems and Their Responses to Paleoenvironmental Changes in Asia and the Western Pacific”. Abstract Volume 108-111 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 76851 | M. S. Malkani. 2015. Dinosaurs, mesoeucrocodiles, pterosaurs, new fauna and flora from Pakistan. Geological Survey of Pakistan Information Release 823:iii-32 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 76823 | M. S. Malkani. 2015. Theropod dinosaurs from Pakistan. In Y. Zhang, S. Z. Wu, & G. Sun (eds.), The 12th Symposium on Mesozoic Terrestrial Ecosystems. Abstracts 237-241 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 76854 | M. S. Malkani. 2015. Titanosaurian sauropod dinosaurs from Pakistan. In Y. Zhang, S. Z. Wu, & G. Sun (eds.), The 12th Symposium on Mesozoic Terrestrial Ecosystems. Abstracts 93-98 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 86474 | M. S. Malkani. 2017. A review of Pakisaurus titanosaur: associated skeletons of sauropod and theropod dinosaurs and mesoeucrocodiles from Pakistan: discussion on titanosaurs of Indo-Pak subcontinent. In D. Cheong, Y.-I. Lee, & D. Kim (eds.), Cretaceous Ecosystems and Their Responses to Paleoenvironmental Changes in Asia and the Western Pacific. Proceedings and Field Guidebook for the Fifth International Symposium of International Geoscience Programme IGCP Project 608 116-119 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 76860 | M. S. Malkani. 2019. Medium sized stocky titanosaur from South Asia. Open Journal of Geology 9(10):631-634 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 76864 | M. S. Malkani. 2020. Theropods, mesoeucrocodiles and pterosaurs found from the latest Maastrichtian Vitakri Formation of Balochistan, Pakistan; description with large photographs and comparison with coeval taxa from Indo-Pakistan subcontinent. Open Journal of Geology 10(5):510-551 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 76866 | M. S. Malkani. 2020. Pakisaurus balochistani (Poripuchia, slender Titanosauria, Sauropoda) associated skeletons found from the latest Maastrichtian Vitakri Formation of Pakistan and referred fossils from India; filling of important missing links of Isisaurus colberti titanosaur found from Pakistan. Open Journal of Geology 10(4):408-447 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 86250 | M. S. Malkani. 2023. A glance on the mineral deposits and stratigraphic sequential variations and structures in different sections of Indus Basin (Pakistan): new titanosaurian sauropod dinosaurs from the latest Maastrichtian Vitakri Formation of Pakistan. Open Journal of Geology 13(10):1069-1138 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |