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Balochisaurus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superorder
  
Dinosauria

Infraorder
  
Sauropoda

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Saurischia

Class
  
Sauropsida

Suborder
  
Sauropodomorpha

Family
  
Balochisauridae

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Bainoceratops, Bienosaurus, Asiaceratops, Campylodoniscus, Breviceratops

Balochisaurus (meaning "Balochi lizard", for the Baloch tribes of Pakistan) is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Pakistan. The type species is B. malkani. The discovery was made (along with other dinosaur specimens) near Vitariki by a team of paleontologists from the Geological Survey of Pakistan. Formally described in 2006 by M.S. Malkani, the genus is based on seven tail vertebrae found in the Maastrichtian-age Vitakri Member of the Pab Formation, with additional vertebrae and a partial skull assigned to it. The author erected the family-level name Balochisauridae for Balochisaurus, but it remains to be seen if this family will receive widespread acceptance.

References

Balochisaurus Wikipedia