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Vitakrisaurus was named by scientist Muhammad Sadiq Malkani in 2010.2
Its fossils include hand bones like carpals, metacarpals, and claws, which are rare for theropods from this region.1
This dinosaur lived during the very end of the Cretaceous Period, about 67 to 66 million years ago.1
Vitakrisaurus is known from the Vitakri Lameta Formation in central Pakistan.1
It belongs to a group of theropods called abelisauroids, which were common in the southern continents.1
The species name saraiki honors the Saraiki language spoken by people living near where the fossils were found.1
Most asked questions about Vitakrisaurus
?How big was Vitakrisaurus?
It was a medium sized theropod, about 10 metres long. That is roughly the length of a school bus.4
?What did Vitakrisaurus eat?
It was a carnivore, meaning it ate meat. It used its strong hands and claws to catch prey.4
?When did Vitakrisaurus live?
It lived at the very end of the Cretaceous Period, about 67 to 66 million years ago.4
?Where was Vitakrisaurus found?
Its fossils were found in the Vitakri Lameta Formation in Balochistan, central Pakistan.14
?Is Vitakrisaurus a dinosaur?
Yes, it is a dinosaur. It belongs to the group Theropoda, which includes meat-eating dinosaurs like T. rex.4
?Did Vitakrisaurus have feathers?
Scientists do not know for sure. No feathers have been found with its fossils, but many theropods related to it may have had feathers.1
?How fast could Vitakrisaurus run?
Nobody knows for sure. As a medium-sized theropod, it was probably a fast runner, but no speed estimates have been published.4
?Why is it called Vitakrisaurus?
Its name honors the Vitakri locality where it was found, and 'saurus' means lizard. The species name saraiki honors the Saraiki language of Pakistan.1
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For dino experts
- Scientific name
- Vitakrisaurus
- Named by
- Malkani 20104
- Group
- Meat-eating dinos
- Family / clade
- Vitakrisauridae4
- Classification
- Theropoda > Ceratosauria4
- Age of the rocks
- 72 to 66 million years (Maastrichtian)4
- Rock formations
- Vitakri4
- Countries
- Pakistan4
- Fossil records
- 3 in the Paleobiology Database4
- Discovery
- Vitakrisaurus was named by Muhammad Sadiq Malkani in 2010 based on fossils from the mid Bor 2 locality in the Barkhan district of Balochistan, Pakistan.21
- Still debated
- Scientists are not sure exactly how big Vitakrisaurus grew, because only a few bones have been found.1
Where the facts come from
- Vitakrisaurus saraiki Theropod from South Asia (scirp.org)
- PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
- Vitakrisaurus saraiki | Dinosaur Database by DinoAnimals.com (dinoanimals.com)
- Vitakrisaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): age, places, rock formations, classification.
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