The Pab Formation is a
Late Cretaceous
The Late Cretaceous (100.5–66 Ma) is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous Period is divided in the geologic time scale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous Series. The Cretaceous is named after ''creta'', the ...
geologic
formation
Formation may refer to:
Linguistics
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Mathematics and science
* Cave formation or speleothem, a secondar ...
in
Balochistan
Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. ...
, in western
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
. It is dominated by Sandstone, with minor mudstone and shale components.
Dinosaur
Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago (mya), although the exact origin and timing of the evolution of dinosaurs is t ...
remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
[Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.]
Fossil content
Among the following fossils were reported from the formation:
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Balochisaurus''
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Brohisaurus
''Brohisaurus'' is a genus of titanosauriform sauropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic, based on largely indeterminate fragments of some ribs, vertebrae, and limb bones. The type and only species, ''B. kirthari'', was described by M. Sadiq Malkan ...
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Gspsaurus
This list of informally named dinosaurs is a listing of dinosaurs (excluding Aves; birds and their extinct relatives) that have never been given formally published scientific names. This list only includes names that were not properly published ...
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Induszalim
''Induszalim'' is an extinct genus of mesoeucrocodylian reptile from the Vitakri Formation (Alam 19 locality) of Balochistan, Pakistan. It is known from a single specimen, the holotype, which consists of a single snout and jaw. The rostrum was o ...
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Khetranisaurus''
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Khuzdarcroco''
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Marisaurus''
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Pabwehshi
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Pakisaurus''
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Saraikisaurus''
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Sulaimanisaurus''
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Sulaimanisuchus''
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Vitakridrinda
This list of informally named dinosaurs is a listing of dinosaurs (excluding Aves; birds and their extinct relatives) that have never been given formally published scientific names. This list only includes names that were not properly published ...
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See also
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List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
This list of dinosaur-bearing rock formations is a list of geologic formations in which dinosaur fossils have been documented.
Containing body fossils
* List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur body fossils
** List of stratigraphic units with few ...
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List of stratigraphic units with indeterminate dinosaur fossils
This list of stratigraphic units with indeterminate dinosaur fossils includes stratigraphic units of formation rank or higher that have produced dinosaur body fossils, although none of these remains have been referred to a specific genus in the sci ...
References
Bibliography
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Geologic formations of Pakistan
Upper Cretaceous Series of Asia
Maastrichtian Stage
Sandstone formations
Paleontology in Pakistan
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