Khetranisaurus
Khetranisaurus was a long-necked, plant-eating dinosaur that lived in what is now Pakistan. It belonged to a group of giant sauropods called titanosaurs. Its fossils were found in the Vitakri Formation, which was formed near the end of the Age of Dinosaurs.41
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Khetranisaurus was a titanosaur, a type of sauropod dinosaur with a very long neck and a small head.1
Its fossils were found in rocks that are about 72 to 66 million years old, from the very end of the Cretaceous Period.4
The name Khetranisaurus honors the Khetran tribe, a local tribe living in the Koh Sulaiman area of Pakistan.1
Khetranisaurus had a unique feature in its tail bones (caudals): the top of the bone was narrower than the bottom, which is different from many other titanosaurs.1
Most asked questions about Khetranisaurus
?How big was Khetranisaurus?
It was a large sauropod, estimated to be about 15 to 20 metres (49 to 66 feet) long.2
?What did Khetranisaurus eat?
It was a herbivore, meaning it ate plants. Its long neck helped it reach high vegetation.42
?When did Khetranisaurus live?
It lived during the Late Cretaceous Period, about 72 to 66 million years ago.43
?Where was Khetranisaurus found?
Its fossils were discovered in Balochistan, Pakistan, in the Vitakri Formation.43
?Is Khetranisaurus a dinosaur?
Yes, it is a dinosaur. It was a long-necked, plant-eating sauropod from the titanosaur group.32
?Why is it called Khetranisaurus?
Its name means 'Khetran lizard' and honors the Khetran tribe from the Barkhan district of Pakistan.32
?How fast could Khetranisaurus run?
Nobody knows for sure, but as a large, heavy sauropod, it probably moved slowly and could not run fast.4
?Was Khetranisaurus bigger than T. rex?
Yes, it was much longer. Khetranisaurus was about 15 to 20 metres long, while T. rex was about 12 metres long.2
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- Scientific name
- Khetranisaurus
- Named by
- Malkani 20044
- Group
- Long-necks
- Family / clade
- Pakisauridae4
- Classification
- Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Titanosauria > Macronaria4
- Age of the rocks
- 72 to 66 million years (Maastrichtian)4
- Rock formations
- Vitakri4
- Countries
- Pakistan4
- Fossil records
- 4 in the Paleobiology Database4
- Discovery
- Khetranisaurus was first reported in a conference in 2004 by M. S. Malkani, but it was not formally described until 2021. The fossils were found in the Vitakri Formation in Barkhan district, Balochistan, Pakistan.41
- Still debated
- Scientists are not sure exactly how big Khetranisaurus was, because only a few bones have been found so far.41
Where the facts come from
- Formal Description of Mesozoic and Cenozoic Biotas Found from Pakistan (scirp.net)
- Khetranisaurus: Overview, Size, Habitat, & Other Facts - Dinosaur Dictionary (dinosaurdictionary.com)
- KHETRANISAURUS : DinoChecker dinosaur archive (dinochecker.com)
- Khetranisaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): age, places, rock formations, classification.
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