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Dinosaur: Gspsaurus pakistani
| Length*: | 17 m | 55.8 ft |
| Weight*: | 11 t | 24,251 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Maastrichtian
Years: 72.1–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Malkani
Year: 2014
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: Pakistan, India
Region: Balochistan, Himachal Pradesh
Formation: Vitakri, Lameta
Locations
Sources
Material: Fragmentary skull and braincase, referred many other bones (vertebrae, limb bones and other).
References: Malkani (2020). First Skull of Medium Sized Titanosaur in Indo-Pakistan Subcontinent Found from the Latest Maastrichtian Vitakri Formation of Pakistan; Associated Cranial and Postcranial Skeletons of Gspsaurus pakistani (Poripuchia, Stocky Titanosauria, Sauropoda) from Pakistan and India.
