Khetranisaurus
keh-TRAH-nih-SORE-us /kɛˌtrɑːnɪˈsɔːrəs/
Khetran lizard
- Khetrani · Place name (Khetran, Balochistan, Pakist · of the Khetran area
- sauros · Greek · lizard
The name combines "Khetrani" with the Greek word for lizard. It refers to the Khetran area of Barkhan District in Balochistan, Pakistan, where the fossils were found. The type species is Khetranisaurus barkhani.
- Named by
- Malkani
- Period
- Late Cretaceous
- Stage
- Maastrichtian
- Found in
- Pab Formation, Barkhan District, Balochistan, Pakistan
A titanosaurian sauropod known from fragmentary remains. Its validity is doubtful and its material is not well diagnosed. Some workers treat it as a dubious name. I am not certain of its formal status or the exact publication year, so I have left those fields blank.