| Imrankhanhero | |
|---|---|
| |
| Partial humerus from the holotype of I. zilefatmi as seen from multiple angles | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Superorder: | Dinosauria |
| Order: | Saurischia |
| Infraorder: | †Sauropoda |
| Family: | †Titanosauridae |
| Genus: | †Imrankhanhero Malkani, 2023 |
| Binomial name | |
| †Imrankhanhero zilefatmi Malkani, 2023 | |
Imrankhanhero is an extinct genus of titanosaurian sauropod from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Pab Formation of Pakistan and the Lameta Formation of India. The type and only species is I. zilefatmi, which was named and described by Malkani (2023).[1]
The holotype consists of a humerus, a femur, fibulae, a tibia, and a metatarsal. Caudal vertebrae have also been tentatively assigned to cf. Imrankhanhero.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 (2023-10-11) "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" (in en). Open Journal of Geology 13 (10): 1069–1138. DOI:10.4236/ojg.2023.1310046.