Ikqaumishan smqureshi

† Ikqaumishan smqureshi — a Late Cretaceous titanosaur sauropod from Pakistan. Large herbivore from the Pab Formation of Balochistan. Part of the poorly known South Asian Late Cretaceous titanosaur fauna. Named using local language terms; contributes to understanding titanosaur diversity in the In.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Ikqaumishan smqureshi was a plant-eating dinosaur. Herbivores typically fed on ferns, cycads, conifers, and other vegetation available during their era. Many herbivorous dinosaurs developed specialized teeth and digestive systems for processing tough plant material.

Time Period

Cretaceous Late Mesozoic Era

Ikqaumishan smqureshi lived during the Cretaceous Late period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 100.5 to 66.0 million years ago.

The final age of dinosaurs, featuring iconic species like Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, and Velociraptor. Dinosaurs reached their peak diversity before the catastrophic asteroid impact at the Chicxulub crater ended the Mesozoic Era.