Sulaimanisaurus

Su-lay-man-e-sore-us.
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Maeve Foster

Paleoclimatologist

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Name

Sulaimanisaurus ‭(‬Sulaiman lizard‭)‬.

Phonetic

Su-lay-man-e-sore-us.

Named By

M.‭ ‬Sadiq Malkani‭ ‬-‭ ‬2004.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropodomorpha,‭ ‬Sauropoda,‭ ‬Titanosauria,‭ ‬Pakisauridae‭?

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

S.‭ ‬gingerichi‭

Size

Unknown due to lack of remains.

Known locations

Pakistan,‭ ‬Balochistan‭ ‬-‭ ‬Pab Formation.

Time Period

Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Caudal vertebrae.

In Depth

       Sulaimanisaurus was described by M.‭ ‬Sadiq Malkani in‭ ‬2006‭ ‬from seven caudal‭ (‬tail‭)‬ vertebrae,‭ ‬with a further four attributed to the genus.‭ ‬Sulaimanisaurus was then classed into the Pakisauridae,‭ ‬created by Malkani,‭ ‬along with Khetranisaurus and Pakisaurus‭ (‬the latter being the type genus‭)‬,‭ ‬two more titanosaurs described by Malkani only from caudal vertebrae.‭ ‬Two other titanosaurs described by Malkani in‭ ‬2006‭ ‬are Balochisaurus and Marisaurus,‭ ‬though both of these titanosaurs have had further remains attributed to them.‭ ‬The same year Malkani also named the abelisaurid theropod Vitakridrinda.

Further Reading

– Saurischian dinosaurs from Late Cretaceous of Pakistan – M. S. Malkani – 2004..

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