Balochisaurus
buh-LOH-kee-SORE-us /bəˌloʊkiˈsɔːrəs/
Accepted genus
Balochistan lizard
- Balochi · Modern place name · Balochistan, the Pakistani province where it was found
- saurus · Greek · lizard
The name combines Balochistan, the Pakistani province where the fossils were found, with the Greek word for "lizard". It means "Balochistan lizard". The type species is Balochisaurus malkani, named in honour of the Pakistani geologist M. Sadiq Malkani, who described it.
- Named by
- Malkani
- Year named
- 2004
- Period
- Late Cretaceous
- Stage
- Maastrichtian
- Found in
- Pab Formation, Balochistan, Pakistan
A sauropod, usually regarded as a titanosaur or close titanosauriform. It is known from fragmentary remains. Its validity and exact relationships are debated, and some researchers treat it as doubtful.