Zahrisaurus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Superorder: | †Sauropterygia |
| Order: | †Plesiosauria |
| Genus: | †Zahrisaurus Malkani, 2019 |
Zahrisaurus is an extinct genus of plesiosaur from the Late Jurassic of Pakistan.[1][2]
Description
[edit]It was first named by Muhammod Sadiq Malkani in 2019 and the intended type species is Zahrisaurus kilmoolai. The generic name honours the Zahri tribe living around the area where fossils were discovered and combines this with the Greek suffix "saurus", meaning "reptile". The specific name refers the Kil Locality (the site where its hototype was found) and the Moola River flowing through it. The holotype specimen, GSP/MSM-99-K, was collected from the town of Khuzdar, Balochistan, Pakistan. It consists of fragmentary postocranial skeleton, possibly from the Late Jurassic of Chiltan Limestone (Sulaiman Group). The specimen is a part of the collection of the Museum of Geological Survey of Pakistan.[1][3]
"Zahrisaurus" was considered to be dubious due to its fragmentary nature, and as invaild since the description was published in a predatory publication.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Malkani, M. S. (2019). "Recently Discovered Basilosaurid, Baluchithere Rhinoceros, Horses, Sea Cow, Proboscidean, Eucrocodile, Pterosaurs, Plesiosaur, Fishes, Invertebrates and Wood Fossils, Tracks and Trackways of Dinosaurs from Pakistan; Comparison of Recognized Four Titanosaur Taxa of Indo-Pakistan with Madagascar". Open Journal of Geology. 9 (12): 919–955. Bibcode:2019OJGeo...9..919M. doi:10.4236/ojg.2019.912098.
- ^ Malkani, M. S. (2010). "Updated Stratigraphy and Mineral Potential of Sulaiman (Middle Indus) Basin, Pakistan". Sindh University Research Journal (Science Series). 42 (39–66).
- ^ Malkani, M. S. (2021). "Formal Description of Mesozoic and Cenozoic Biotas Found from Pakistan". Open Journal of Geology. 11 (9): 411–455. Bibcode:2021OJGeo..11..411M. doi:10.4236/ojg.2021.119023.