Balochisaurus

Field photograph to come

DV-0534Vitakri Fm., Pakistan

Balochisaurus

DV-0534

Lived
72 to 66 million years ago, Late Cretaceous
Diet
Herbivore
Group
Sauropods, Balochisauridae
Found in
Pakistan
Named by
Malkani 2004

Field notes

About Balochisaurus

Balochisaurus was a plant-eating sauropod that lived in the Late Cretaceous, 72 to 66 million years ago. It belongs to the family Balochisauridae.

The Paleobiology Database lists 12 finds of Balochisaurus, from Pakistan. Its fossils come from the Vitakri Formation. It was named by Malkani in 2004.

The evidence

Where its fossils were found

Today

12 finds

70 million years ago

Map: C. R. Scotese, PALEOMAP

Lived alongside

Found in the same rock formations.

Close relatives

Other members of Balochisauridae.

Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: M. S. Malkani. 2004. Saurischian dinosaurs from Late Cretaceous of Pakistan. In S. S. Hussain & H. D. Akbar (eds.), 5th Pakistan Geological Congress, Islamabad. National Geological Society of Pakistan, Pakistan Museum of Natural History (Pakistan Science Foundation)