Pab Formation
Encyclopedia
The Pab Formation is a Mesozoic
geologic formation in Balochistan
, in western Pakistan
. Dinosaur
remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
Mesozoic
The Mesozoic era is an interval of geological time from about 250 million years ago to about 65 million years ago. It is often referred to as the age of reptiles because reptiles, namely dinosaurs, were the dominant terrestrial and marine vertebrates of the time...
geologic formation in Balochistan
Balochistan
Balochistan or Baluchistan is a region which covers parts of Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan. It can also refer to one of several modern and historical territories within that region:...
, in western Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. Dinosaur
Dinosaur
Dinosaurs are a diverse group of animals of the clade and superorder Dinosauria. They were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates for over 160 million years, from the late Triassic period until the end of the Cretaceous , when the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event led to the extinction of...
remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
Paleofauna
- VitakridrindaVitakridrindaVitakridrinda is a genus of abelisaurid theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Balochistan, western Pakistan. The type species is V. sulaimani. The discovery was made near Vitariki by a team of palaeontologists from the Geological Survey of Pakistan,in rocks from the Maastrichtian-age...
- PakisaurusPakisaurusPakisaurus is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod from the Late Cretaceous of Balochistan, western Pakistan. The type species is P. balochistani, described by M. Sadiq Malkani in 2006, and it is based on four tail vertebrae, found in the Maastrichtian-age Vitakri Member of the Pab Formation. Three...
- BalochisaurusBalochisaurusBalochisaurus is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Pakistan. The type species is B. malkani. The discovery was made near Vitariki by a team of paleontologists from the Geological Survey of Pakistan. Formally described in 2006 by M.S...
- BrohisaurusBrohisaurusBrohisaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic, based on limb fossils. The fossils were discovered in the Kirthar foldbelt in Pakistan. The type species is B. kirthari, described by M.S. Malkani in 2003.-External links:...
- KhetranisaurusKhetranisaurusKhetranisaurus is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod from the Late Cretaceous of Balochistan, western Pakistan . The type species is K. barkhani, described by M...
- MarisaurusMarisaurusMarisaurus is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod from the Late Cretaceous of Balochistan, western Pakistan. The type species is M. jeffi, described by M. Sadiq Malkani in 2006, and it is based on tail vertebrae, found in the Maastrichtian-age Vitakri Member of the Pab Formation...
- SulaimanisaurusSulaimanisaurusSulaimanisaurus is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod from the Late Cretaceous of Balochistan, western Pakistan . The type species is S. gingerichi, described by M...
- BaurusuchusBaurusuchusBaurusuchus is an extinct genus of baurusuchid mesoeucrocodylian from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil. It was a terrestrial predator and scavenger, about 3.5 to 4 meters long. Baurusuchus lived during the Turonian to Santonian stages of the Late Cretaceous Period, in Adamantina Formation, Brazil...
- PabwehshiPabwehshiPabwehshi is an extinct genus of mesoeucrocodylian. It is based on GSP-UM 2000, a partial snout and corresponding lower jaw elements, with another snout assigned to it...