Genus: Isisaurus WILSON & UPCHURCH, 2003
Etymology: ISI, honoring the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), which houses
India’s foremost collection of Mesozoic fossil vertebrates and whose scholars
discovered and described the holotype skeleton, and Greek, sauros, "lizard."
= Sulaimanisaurus MALKANI, 2004 (nomen nudum)
= Sulaimanisaurus MALKANI, 2021
Etymology: In reference to the Sulaiman foldbelt, which is the host mountain
range for Latest Cretaceous dinosaurs, and Greek, sauros, 'lizard".
Species: colberti JAIN & BRANDYOPADHYAY, 1997
Etymology: In honor of Prof. Edwin H. Colbert, foremost exponent of Dinosaurs.
= Titanosaurus colberti JAIN & BRANDYOPADHYAY, 1997
= Isisaurus colberti WILSON & UPCHURCH,
2003 (nomen nudum)
Holotype: Palaeontological Collection, Geology Museum, Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, ISIR335/1-65
Locality: Wardha Valley, Dongagao Village, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra State, Central India.
Horizon: Lameta Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material: A partial skeleton.
Breakdown as follows;
ISIR 335/1: Anterior most cervical.
ISIR 335/2: Midcervical.
ISIR 335/3:
ISIR 335/4:
ISIR 335/5:
ISIR 335/6:
ISIR 335/7:
ISIR 335/8: Posterior cervical.
ISIR 335/9:
ISIR 335/10: First dorsal.
ISIR 335/11: Second dorsal.
ISIR 335/12: Third dorsal.
ISIR 335/13:
ISIR 335/14:
ISIR 335/15: Middorsal.
ISIR 335/16: Middorsal.
ISIR 335/17: Right anterior thoracic rib.
ISIR 335/18:
ISIR 335/19:
ISIR 335/20:
ISIR 335/21: Rib.
ISIR 335/22:
ISIR 335/23:
ISIR 335/24:
ISIR 335/25:
ISIR 335/26:
ISIR 335/27:
ISIR 335/28:
ISIR 335/29:
ISIR 335/30: Rib.
ISIR 335/31: Sacrum.
ISIR 335/32: Proximal caudal.
ISIR 335/33: Proximal caudal.
ISIR 335/34:
ISIR 335/35:
ISIR 335/36:
ISIR 335/37:
ISIR 335/38:
ISIR 335/39:
ISIR 335/40:
ISIR 335/41:
ISIR 335/42: Midcaudal.
ISIR 335/43: Midcaudal.
ISIR 335/44: Distal caudal.
ISIR 335/45: Distal caudal.
ISIR 335/46: Distal caudal.
ISIR 335/47: Distal caudal.
ISIR 335/48:
ISIR 335/49:
ISIR 335/50:
ISIR 335/51:
ISIR 335/52:
ISIR 335/53:
ISIR 335/54: Chevron bone.
ISIR 335/55:
ISIR 335/56:
ISIR 335/57: Scapula.
ISIR 335/58: Coracoid.
ISIR 335/59: Left humerus.
ISIR 335/60: Left ulna.
ISIR 335/61: Left ilium.
ISIR 335/62: Right ilium.
ISIR 335/63: Left pubis.
ISIR 335/65: Right ischium.
Referred material:
SRIVASTAVA & MANKAR, 2013
Locality: Salbardi, lat. 21°25'25"N, long. 78°00'00"E, at the boundary of Amravati, Maharashtra and Betul District, Madhya Predesh State, India.
Horizon: Lameta Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material:
Number not given: Fragment of a right ulna.
MALKANI, 2019 synoymized Sulaimanisaurus gingerichi MALKANI 2004 vide MALKANI 2006 in Isisaurus colberti.
= Sulaimanisaurus gingerichi MALKANI, 2004 (nomen nudum)
= Sulaimanisaurus gingerichi MALKANI, 2021
Etymology: In honor of Dr. Philip D. Gingerich, Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan, USA for verifying the ideas of author regarding first dinosaurs from Pakistan.Holotype: MSM-17-4 to MSM-22-4
Locality: Kinwa Kali Kakor locality, Vitakri area, dinosaur locality number/DL-4, Barkhan District, Balochistan Province, Pakistan.
Horizon: Vitakri member, Upper Pab Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material: 7 fragmentary but associated caudal vertebrae.
Referred material:
Locality: Shalghara Kali Kakor locality (DL-3), and Mari Bohri Locality (DL-15), Vitakri area, Barkhan District, Balochistan Province, Pakistan.
Horizon: Vitakri member, Upper Pab Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material:
MSM-23-3: Fragmentary caudal vertebra.
MSM-24-15, MSM-25-15, MSM-26-15: 2 fragmentary but associated vertebra.