Titles

Gspsaurus pakistani

Maojandino alami

Ikqaumishan smqureshi

Imrankhanshaheen masoombushrai

Informal Description

[79]

[80]

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Formal Description

[88]

[89]

[54]

In present research

Holotype

Snout articulated with dentary rami, quadrate, and quadratojugal GSP/MSM-79-19; a partial vomer, palatine, and pterygoid GSP/MSM-80-19; braincase/anterior caudal GSP/MSM-62-19; cervical vertebrae GSP/MSM-107-19, GSP/MSM-108-19, GSP/MSM-109-19, GSP/MSM-437-19, GSP/MSM-220-19, GSP/MSM-502-19; dorsal vertebrae GSP/MSM-110-19, GSP/MSM-111-19, GSP/MSM-112-19, GSP/MSM-617-19; anterior caudal vertebrae GSP/MSM-218-19, GSP/MSM-219-19; caudal vertebrae GSP/MSM-113-19, GSP/MSM-114-19, GSP/MSM-115-19, GSP/MSM-116-19, GSP/MSM-117-19, GSP/MSM-221-19, GSP/MSM-696-19, GSP/MSM-777-19; neural arch GSP/MSM-146-19; left and right partial proximal scapula GSP/MSM-1100-19, GSP/MSM-217-19; proximal radius GSP/MSM-215-19; partial ilium GSP/MSM-216-19; proximal left femur GSP/MSM-213-19; distal left femur GSP/MSM-118-19; proximal left tibia GSP/MSM-119-19; distal left tibia GSP/MSM-569-19; distal right tibia GSP/MSM-710-19. (Figures 8-10).

*Same as Gspsaurus pakistani except the cranial specimen (GSP/MSM-79-19 and GSP/MSM-80-19).

(Figure 10 & Figure 11).

A partial proximal and mid humerus GSP-UM/Sangiali-1125.

(Figure 13 of [54] ). (Figure 12).

Braincase (GSP/MSM-2-16 and GSP-UM 7000); cervical vertebra GSP/MSM-131-16; dorsal vertebra GSP/MSM-132-16; anterior dorsal vertebra GSP/MSM-256-16; dorsal vertebrae with ventral ridge GSP/MSM-774-16 and GSP/MSM-511-16; two coosified sacral vertebrae GSP/MSM-137-16; two coosified sacral vertebrae GSP/MSM-776-16; anterior caudal vertebra GSP/MSM-34-16; mid-caudal vertebra GSP/MSM-35-16; distal caudal vertebra GSP/MSM-153-16; left and right proximal scapulae GSP/MSM-250-16 and GSP/MSM-176-16; mid humerus GSP/MSM-468-16; left and right proximal ulna GSP/MSM-175-16 and GSP/MSM-240-16; distal ulna GSP/MSM-74-16; distal radius GSP/MSM-160-16; metacarpal GSP/MSM-1036-16; acetabulum in 2 pieces GSP/MSM-147-16 and GSP/MSM-148-16; proximal right tibia biconvex lense shaped GSP/MSM-73-16; left and right proximal fibulae GSP/MSM-76-16 and GSP/MSM-77-16; convex part of sternal GSP/MSM-1014-16; sternal part GSP/MSM-604-16; part of ilium GSP/MSM-557-16; part of neural spine or armor spine with wound mark GSP/MSM-150-16; vertebral process/neural spine GSP/MSM-391-16; cervical ribs GSP/MSM-328-16, GSP/MSM-329-16; neural spine GSP/MSM-767-16; mosaic type osteoderms GSP/MSM-83-16, GSP/MSM-1035-16. (Figure 6 & Figure 7).

Holotypic elements

33

31*

1

33

Type locality

Alam (central Alam) (latitude 29˚41'0.7"N; longitude 69˚23'58"E; Figure 4 of [88] ).

*central Alam

Upper Sangiali or South Sangiali (Figure 4 of [88] ) latitude 29.69809N and longitude 69.39882E.

Top Kinwa (Figure 4 of [88] ), at latitude 29.68809 N and longitude 69.4002 E (N 29˚41'17.60"; E 69˚24'0.72") of Pakistan.

Referred specimens

Postzygapophyses GSP/MSM-638-19c from Alam type locality; Neural arch of anterior-mid dorsal vertebra GSP/MSM-82-4; anterior caudal vertebra GSP/MSM-36-4; mid caudal vertebrae GSP/MSM-37-4, GSP/MSM-38-4, GSP/MSM-39-4, and GSP/MSM-39(a)-4; mid scapular blade with ridge GSP/MSM-838-4; right mid and proximal scapula GSP/MSM-198-4; proximal and mid femur GSP/MSM-208-4; and osteoderm ellipsoidal plate GSP/MSM-85-4 from south Kinwa. Proximal tibia GSP/MSM-181-2 and proximal tibial shaft GSP/MSM-850-2 from east Bor, Pakistan (Figure 11). Distal right slender femur GSP/MSM-71-15 (Figure 17) from southern Mari Bohri, referred on basis of slenderness and size (Pakistan).

A caudal vertebra K20/317 and a humerus from Bara Simla India [94] and right and left humeri, right radius, left femur, left tibia and left fibula of Chhota Simla limb skeleton [96] [97] from India were referred [84] [89] .

*Same as Gspsaurus pakistani

Proximal humerus GSP/MSM-237-10 (Figure 13 of [54] ) from Rahi Wali. Caudal vertebrae GSP/MSM-52-9, GSP/MSM-793-9, proximal humerus with prominent head GSP/MSM-694-9 and GSP/MSM-759-9, distal ulna GSP/MSM-252-9, transversely broad distal tibia GSP/MSM-75-9 and right astragalus GSP/MSM-752-9 from Grut (Figure 1 of [89] ); Anterior caudal vertebra GSP/MSM-49-16 from Top Kinwa (north western corner of Top Kinwa); anterior caudal vertebrae GSP/MSM-50-4 and GSP/MSM-51-4 from south Kinwa.; Chevron GSP/MSM-321-13 from east Dolwahi; sub oval armour bone (GSP/MSM-1095-17) from Dada Pahi 17 locality (Figure 1 of [89] ), Pakistan (Figure 12).

Some vertebrae and limb bones from upper Sangiali locality of Pakistan observed in the field and not collected from Pakistan.

Referred right and left humeri (78cm length) GSI type no 20010 (Figures 1a, b, of Plate 1 of [94] ) and GSI 20011 [94] reported from Rahioli locality, Gujarat state, India were referred [54] .

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Referred Elements

13 elements from Pakistan; 8 elements from India.

13 + 8 = 21

*Same as Gspsaurus

13 + 2 = 15

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Referred localities

East Bor 2 and South Kinwa 4 and southern Mari Bohri (Figure 4 of [88] ) from Pakistan. Chhota Simla [96] [97] and Bara Simla [93] localities of Jabalpur, central India and Rahioli [94] locality of Gujarat state of western India.

*Same as Gspsaurus

Grut 9, Rahi Wali 10 (Rahiwali), east Dolvahi 13 (Figure 1 of [89] ), Dada Pahi 17 and east Alam 18 (Figure 4 of [89] ), Pakistan. Rahioli [94] , Gujarat, western India.

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Total holotypic and referral elements

33 + 21 = 54

*52

1 + 15 = 16

33

Total Individuals

5

*5

8

1

Horizon/Formation

Vitakri Formation; Lameta Formation

Vitakri Formation; Lameta Formation

Vitakri Formation.

Lameta Formation

Vitakri Formation

Age

Latest Maastrichtian

Latest Maastrichtian

Latest Maastrichtian

Latest Maastrichtian

Distribution Territory; (Basin) wise

Barkhan District, Balochistan Province; (Sulaiman Range; Sulaiman Basin), Pakistan. Chhota Simla and Bara Simla localities of Jabalpur, central India and Rahioli locality of Gujarat state of western India.

Barkhan Distt, Balochistan, Sulaiman Basin, Pakistan. Chhota Simla, Bara Simla and Rahioli (India)

Barkhan District, Balochistan Province; (Sulaiman Range; Sulaiman Basin) (Pakistan). Rahioli, Gujarat (western India)

Barkhan District, Balochistan Province; (Sulaiman Range; Sulaiman Basin) (Pakistan).