Brohisaurus
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Brohisaurus is a problematic genus of dubious dinosaurs known from the Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian-aged) Sembar Formation of Pakistan. The genus contains a single species, Brohisaurus kirthari.
Brohisaurus is a problematic genus of dubious dinosaurs known from the Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian-aged) Sembar Formation of Pakistan. The genus contains a single species, Brohisaurus kirthari.
Discovery and naming
The Brohisaurus holotype, MSM-86-K to 94-K, 96-K to 98-K, 101-K to 105-K, largely consisting of indeterminate fragments of some ribs, vertebrae, and limb bones, was discovered in the Sembar Formation of Pakistan in 2000 during fieldwork conducted by the Geological Survey of Pakistan at the Sun Chaku and Lakha Pir Charo localities. In 2003, Muhammad Sadiq Malkani named and described Brohisaurus kirthari as a new genus and species of titanosaurian sauropods. The genus name means "Brohi lizard" and refers to the Brohi people who live in the area where it was found. The species name refers to the Kirthar Mountains.
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