Marisaurus
Field photograph to come
Marisaurus
DV-0519
- Lived
- 72 to 66 million years ago, Late Cretaceous
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Group
- Sauropods, Balochisauridae
- Found in
- Pakistan
- Named by
- Malkani 2003
Field notes
About Marisaurus
Marisaurus 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 5 finds of Marisaurus, from Pakistan. Its fossils come from the Vitakri Formation. It was named by Malkani in 2003.
The evidence
Where its fossils were found
Today
70 million years ago
Lived alongside
Found in the same rock formations.
Close relatives
Other members of Balochisauridae.
Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: 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