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M. Sadiq Malkani. Vitakridrinda (Vitakrisauridae, Theropoda) from the Latest Cretaceous of Pakistan. Journal of Earth Science, 2010, 21(S1): 204-212. doi: 10.1007/s12583-010-0213-y
Citation: M. Sadiq Malkani. Vitakridrinda (Vitakrisauridae, Theropoda) from the Latest Cretaceous of Pakistan. Journal of Earth Science, 2010, 21(S1): 204-212. doi: 10.1007/s12583-010-0213-y
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Vitakridrinda (Vitakrisauridae, Theropoda) from the Latest Cretaceous of Pakistan

doi: 10.1007/s12583-010-0213-y

  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy Branch, Geological Survey of Pakistan, Quetta, Pakistan

Funds:  This study was supported by the Geological Survey of Pakistan
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  • Corresponding author: M. Sadiq Malkani, malkanims@yahoo.com
  • Received Date: 22 Dec 2009
  • Accepted Date: 10 Feb 2010
  • Publish Date: 01 Jun 2010
    Abstract
  • The holotyic and referred specimens of the slender and large bodied Vitakridrinda sulaimani (Vitakrisauridae, Theropoda) were found in the latest Cretaceous Vitakri Formation of Sulaiman Basin, Balochistan, Pakistan. The holotypic fossil record of Vitakridrinda rostrum demonstrates the serious confrontation between theropods which resulted in the death of Vitakridrinda. This rostrum provides further opportunity for the study of phylogeny, paleobiogeography, behaviors like fighting, scavenging, predatory and interaction among theropods.

     

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