Induszalim Temporal range: Late Cretaceous,
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | Archosauria |
Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
Clade: | Crocodylomorpha |
Clade: | Crocodyliformes |
Clade: | Mesoeucrocodylia |
Genus: | †Induszalim Malkhani, 2006 |
Species: | †I. bala
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Binomial name | |
†Induszalim bala Malkhani, 2006
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Induszalim (meaning "Indus [River] cruel one") is an extinct genus of mesoeucrocodylian reptile from the Pab Formation of Balochistan, Pakistan.[1] The type, and only species, I. bala, was named and described in 2006.[2]
The holotype consists of a rostrum,[3] two caudal vertebrae, a left tibia, a left fibula, left ulna, left humerus, partial left femur, and ilium[4] which was discovered in the Alam 19 locality of the Pab Formation of Pakistan,[3] probably around 2001. The species Induszalim bala was named and described by Malkani (2006).[2]
The rostrum which is now allied with the holotype was originally referred to the theropod dinosaur "Vitakridrinda sulaimani",[2] which was later referred to Induszalim.[3]
Malkani (2015) referred Induszalim to Mesoeucrocodylia.[3]