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Imrankhanhero

Say it: im-RAN-khan-HEER-oh

Name means: “Imran Khan hero”1

Ate: PlantsLong-necksLate Cretaceous

Imrankhanhero was a giant, long-necked plant-eater that lived in what is now Pakistan and India. It munched on leaves with its tiny head and walked on four thick legs like a living tree trunk.2 2

Lived

72 to 66 million years ago3

Late Cretaceous

Fossils found in

Balochistan Province, Pakistan, and Madhya Pradesh, India2 2

Food

Plants2 2

Length

10 to 100 m2

estimate from PBDB

When did it live?

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

252 million years ago20114566, the asteroid

How big was it?

as long as 22 cars parked in a rowas long as 560 bananas end to end

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Fun facts

Imrankhanhero was named in 2023, making it a very recently discovered dinosaur.2

Its fossils were found in the Vitakri Formation in Pakistan, which is about 72 to 66 million years old.2 2

The name Imrankhanhero honors Imran Khan, a famous cricketer and politician, and also a journalist named Imran Riaz Khan.1

It belonged to a group of long-necked dinosaurs called titanosaurs, which were some of the largest land animals ever.2 1

The type specimen includes parts of its right arm, thigh bone, and shin bone, all from one individual.2 1

Some fossils from India, like a tibia and fibula, have also been identified as belonging to Imrankhanhero.1

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Scientific name: Imrankhanhero
Named by: Malkani 20233
Group: Long-necks
Family / clade: Pakisauridae3
Classification: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Titanosauria > Macronaria3
Age of the rocks: 72 to 66 million years (Maastrichtian)3
Rock formations: Vitakri, Lameta3
Countries: Pakistan, India3
Fossil records: 3 in the Paleobiology Database3
Discovery: Imrankhanhero was named by Pakistani paleontologist M. Sadiq Malkani in 2023. The fossils were found in the Vitakri Formation in Balochistan, Pakistan.2 2
Still debated: Scientists are not sure exactly how big Imrankhanhero was, because only a few bones have been found.2

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)
Imrankhanhero in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): age, places, rock formations, classification.

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