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Ikqaumishan

Say it: ik-KOW-mish-an

Name means: “Ikqaumishan means 'of the Qaum' or 'people's' in reference to the Qaum people of Pakistan”1

Ate: PlantsLong-necksLate Cretaceous

Ikqaumishan was a huge, long-necked plant-eater that stomped around what is now Pakistan and India near the very end of the dinosaur age. It belonged to a group called titanosaurs, which included some of the biggest land animals ever. It probably used its long neck to munch leaves high in trees.2 1

Lived

72 to 66 million years ago4

Late Cretaceous

Fossils found in

Fossils were found in the Vitakri Formation in Balochistan, Pakistan, and also in Gujarat, India.2 1

Food

Plants2

Length

10 to 100 m2

PBDB lists adult length as 10 to less than 100 meters, which is a very rough estimate

When did it live?

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

252 million years ago20114566, the asteroid

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How long was it?

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Fun facts

Ikqaumishan is known from a partial upper arm bone called a humerus, which was found in Pakistan.2

It lived about 72 to 66 million years ago, during the Maastrichtian age, which is the very last part of the dinosaur era.2

Its upper arm bone had a special ridge that was straight and set inward, which is different from many other titanosaurs.1

The place where it was found was near the equator about 9 degrees south, so it lived in a warm, tropical area.1

Ikqaumishan is one of several new titanosaurs described from Pakistan in 2023, showing that this region had many giant plant-eaters.1

Its fossils were found in rocks that formed in a river environment, so it probably walked along ancient floodplains.2

AI-made picture of Ikqaumishan — An AI-made picture of how Ikqaumishan might have looked, made by a computer from what scientists know. It is a guess: the real animal may have looked different, and nobody knows its true colours.

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Most asked questions about Ikqaumishan

?What is Ikqaumishan?

Ikqaumishan is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous. It was a huge, long-necked plant-eater.4 1

?How big was Ikqaumishan?

The exact size is not known, but it was a large titanosaur. The only known fossil is a partial upper arm bone, so scientists can only estimate its size.4 3

?When did Ikqaumishan live?

Ikqaumishan lived during the Maastrichtian age, about 72 to 66 million years ago, near the very end of the dinosaur age.4 1

?What did Ikqaumishan eat?

Ikqaumishan was a herbivore, meaning it ate plants. It probably used its long neck to munch leaves high in trees.4 1

?Where was Ikqaumishan found?

Ikqaumishan fossils were found in Pakistan and India. The main bone, a partial humerus, came from the Vitakri Formation in Balochistan, Pakistan.3 1

?Is Ikqaumishan a dinosaur?

Yes, Ikqaumishan is a dinosaur. It belongs to the group called titanosaurs, which were long-necked sauropod dinosaurs.4 1

?Why is it called Ikqaumishan?

The name honors former Prime Minister Imran Khan and journalist Imran Khan, and comes from Urdu/Saraiki words meaning 'nation' and 'respect'.3

?What type of bone is Ikqaumishan known from?

Ikqaumishan is known from a partial upper arm bone called a humerus. This bone had a straight ridge that was set inward, different from many other titanosaurs.3 1

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Myth buster

Myth: Some people think all dinosaurs lived in North America or Africa, but Ikqaumishan shows that giant sauropods also lived in South Asia.

Truth: Ikqaumishan is a real dinosaur from Pakistan and India, proving that titanosaurs thrived in many parts of the ancient world.2

For dino experts

Scientific name: Ikqaumishan
Named by: Malkani 20234
Group: Long-necks
Family / clade: Gspsauridae4
Classification: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Titanosauria > Macronaria4
Age of the rocks: 72 to 66 million years (Maastrichtian)4
Rock formations: Vitakri, Lameta4
Countries: Pakistan, India4
Fossil records: 3 in the Paleobiology Database4
Discovery: Ikqaumishan was named by paleontologist M. S. Malkani in 2023. The first fossil, a partial humerus, was found in the Sangiali locality in the Vitakri Formation, Pakistan.2 1
Still debated: Scientists are still debating exactly how many different titanosaur species lived in Pakistan, because many are known from only a few bones.1

Where the facts come from

A Glance on the Mineral Deposits and Stratigraphic Sequential Variations and Structures in Different Sections of Indus Basin (Pakistan): New Titanosaurian Sauropod Dinosaurs from the Latest Maastrichtian Vitakri Formation of Pakistan (scirp.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Untitled Document (paleofile.com)
Ikqaumishan in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): age, places, rock formations, classification.

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