Induszalim bala Mesoeucrocodile from Pakistan - Open Journal of Geology

OJG > Vol.9 No.10, September 2019

Induszalim bala Mesoeucrocodile from Pakistan ()

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DOI: 10.4236/ojg.2019.910058 348 Downloads 942 Views Citations

Author(s)

Muhammad Sadiq Malkani

Affiliation(s)

Geological Survey of Pakistan, Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

ABSTRACT

Induszalim bala is the first diagnostic mesoeucrocodile from Indo-Pakistan subcontinent having rostrum articulated with dentary symphysis and associated vertebrae and limb bones and provides facility for comparison with other mesoeucrocodiles. Induszalim is a medium to large sized mesoeucrocodile found in the latest Maastrichtian Vitakri Lameta Formation of Fort Munro Group just below Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary line. Induszalim has sufficient skeletal elements and can be used for phylogenetic studies. Induszalim shows Gondwanan paleobiogeographic affinity with some endemic elements.

KEYWORDS

Mesoeucrocodile, Induszalim bala, Latest Maastrichtian, Indo-Pakistan Subcontinent

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Malkani, M. (2019) Induszalim bala Mesoeucrocodile from Pakistan. Open Journal of Geology, 9, 623-626. doi: 10.4236/ojg.2019.910058.

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