Brochisaurus - the mysterious sauropod of Pakistan

Brohisaurus - a genus of sauropods that lived around 150 million years ago в Late Jurassic period. Known only for limited fossil remainsthat were found in the Pakistan.

🏺 History of the opening

📜 Who opened it?

- First described in 2003. Pakistani paleontologist Matthiur Rahman.

🏷 What does the name mean?

- Brohisaurus named after Brohi Hills region in Pakistanwhere his remains were found.

🦴 Body structure

📏 Main characteristics:

- Length: approximately 15 meters

- Weight: about 10 tons

- What did he look like?

- He had typical structure of the sauropodlong neck, massive body, and four powerful legs.

- However. skull not foundso the exact appearance of the head remains unknown.

🌍 Habitat

- Lived in a tropical climate, probably in moist forests or near water bodies.

- Eating. leaves and branches of tall treeslike most other sauropods.

Interesting facts

- Є one of the few sauropods found in South Asia.

- Known only for Fragments of vertebrae and limbs, so its exact place in the sauropod evolutionary tree has not yet been determined.

- Some scholars suggest that he could have been a relative of early titanosaurs.

🏁 Conclusion.

Brohisaurus remains a mysterious dinosaur due to the lack of fossils. However, its discovery is important because it confirms the existence of sauropods in South Asia in the Jurassic period. Perhaps future findings will help us learn more about it! 🦕🌿

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