Paleontology of Pakistan
Pakistan is a country known for its fossil sites. Here listed are recently discovered fossils of dinosaurs, mesoeucrocodiles, pterosaurs, snake, bird and mammals from the terrestrial latest Maastrichtian Vitakri Formation of Pakistan (Malkani, 2024, 2023a,b, 2022, 2021a,b, 2019), fishes from marine Cambrian Abbottabad dolomite, from coastal Late Cretaceous Pab Sandstone and marine or terrestrial strata (Malkani, 2021b, 2019), small to largest land and marine mammals, riverine crocodile and proboscidean, marine plesiosaur, marine and land fresh water invertebrates from Tertiary strata of Pakistan and a wood fossil from Maastrichtian Dhaola Member of Pab Formation of Pakistan (Malkani, 2021b, 2019). Further many footprints/trackways of dinosaurs and pterosaur from the Mesozoic of Pakistan were also discovered (Malkani, 2021b, 2019) and listed below. The fossils from Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic era were reported from Pakistan . The fossils of flora and fauna were reported from Pakistan. The fossils of fauna such as invertebrates and vertebrates were reported. Among these the fossils of fishes, reptiles, mammals and birds were recently reported. Recently the fossils bones and footprints/trackways of dinosaurs were discovered by M. Sadiq Malkani of Geological Survey of Pakistan. In Pakistan the small, medium and large sized dinosaurs were reported. Among these the slender and stocky, herbivorous and carnivorous dinosaurs were discovered.
Titanosauriform Sauropod dinosaur
Brohisaurus
Poripuchia Titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur
Pakisauridae
Pakisaurus
Khanazeem
Imrankhanhero
Sulaimanisaurus
Khetranisaurus
Balochisauridae
Balochisaurus
Qaikshaheen
Marisaurus
Saraikimasoomidae
Saraikimasoom
Nicksaurus
Gspsauridae
Gspsaurus
Maojandino
Ikqaumishan
Imrankhanshaheen
Abelisaurian Theropod dinosaurs
Vitakrisauridae
Vitakridrinda
Vitakrisaurus
Shansaraiki
Noasauridae
Saraikisaurus minhui
Mesoeucrocodiles and Eucrocodiles
Pabwehshi
Induszalim
Sulaimanisuchus
Mithasaraikistan
Khuzdarcroco
Asifcroco retrai
Sakhibaghoon khizari
Pterosaur
Imrankhanuqab qaeddiljani
Plesiosaur
Zahrisaurus
Snake
Wadanaang
Bird
Wasaibpanchi
Mammals
Khansultan
Mirvitakriharan
Bolanicyon
Buzdartherium
Pakitherium
Sulaimanitherium
Artiocetus clavis
Rodhocetus balochistanensis
Kilgai moolakharzani
Gomphotherium buzdari
Fishes/Pisces
Muzaffarabadmachli
Kahamachli
Karkhimachli
Flora
Baradarkht goeswangai
Invertebrates
Moolatrilo
Pakiring kharzani
Pakiwheel karkhi
Pakiwheel Vitakri
Nisaukankoil
Phailawaghjankoil
Mulastar zahri
Ichnotaxa
Ornithischian dinosaurs
Ornithopaonia
Malakhelisauroperus
Pashtosauroperus
Sauropod dinosaurs
Ornithopaonia
Chiltansauroperus
Dgkhansauroperus
Theropod dinosaurs
Theropaonia
Samanadrindoperus
Himalayadrindoperus
Pterosaurs-flying reptiles
Pteropaonia
Anmolpakhiperus
References
Malkani, M. Sadiq (2024) New data on coal, gypsum, iron and silica sand deposits and geochemical exploration (Pakistan): Revision of 25 years history of dinosaur discoveries from Pakistan. Open Journal of Geology, 14, 431-511.
Malkani, M. Sadiq (2023b) A glance on the mineral deposits and stratigraphic sequential variations and structures in different sections of Indus basins (Pakistan): New titanosaurian sauropod dinosaurs from the latest Maastrichtian Vitakri Formation of Pakistan. Open Journal of Geology, 13, 1069-1138.
Malkani, M. Sadiq (2022) Plates boundary and structural geology of Balochistan and Indus basins through field observations on Chaman transform fault and western Indus suture (Pakistan): Dinosaurs from Pakistan with attributed bones and key features: Titanosaurs from India with updated assessment on Jainosaurus. Open Journal of Geology, 12, 1032-1079.
Malkani, M. Sadiq (2021a) Jurassic -Cretaceous and Cretaceous-Paleogene transitions and Mesozoic vertebrates from Pakistan. Open Journal of Geology, 11, 275-318.
Malkani, M. Sadiq (2021b) Formal description of Mesozoic and Cenozoic biotas found from Pakistan. Open Journal of Geology, 11, 411-455.
Malkani, M. Sadiq (2019) Recently discovered basilosaurid, baluchithere rhinoceros, horses, sea cow, proboscidean, eucrocodile, pterosaurs, plesiosaur, fishes, invertebrates and wood fossils tracks and trackwys of dinosaurs from Pakistan; Comparison of recognized four titanosaur taxa of Indo-Pakistan with Madagascar. Open Journal of Geology 9, 918-955.
