TITLE:
Vitakrisaurus saraiki Theropod from South Asia
AUTHORS:
Muhammad Sadiq Malkani
KEYWORDS:
Theropod, Maastrichtian, Vitakri Lameta Formation, Pakistan
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Geology,
Vol.9 No.10,
September
24,
2019
ABSTRACT: Vitakrisaurus saraiki abelisauroid theropod dinosaurs reported from Pakistan and extended distribution into India. Vitakrisaurus saraiki is medium to large sized theropod which is represented by associated vertebral and limb elements and especially hand elements. Out of 14 small to large bodied theropods from Indo-Pakistan subcontinent, only less than half of these are restricted to some common elements. Vitakrisaurus saraiki theropod of Pakistan is based on associated vertebral and limb elements especially hand including articulated carpals, metacarpals, phalanges and claws which are significant for Gondwanan paleobiogeographic link, comparisons and systematic.