Rakhi Nala 1 (Eocene of Pakistan)

Also known as RN-1

Where: Pakistan (29.9° N, 70.1° E: paleocoordinates 13.2° N, 65.6° E)

When: Domanda Formation (Khirthar Group), Middle Eocene (47.8 - 37.7 Ma)

• about 200 m above the base of the formation

Environment/lithology: coastal; brown, gray, green, red claystone

• mottled red, chocolate, green and gray clays, with some shale and beds of paper shale especially near the base

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Primary reference: P. D. Gingerich, D. E. Russell, D. Sigogneau-Russell, J.-L. Hartenberger, S. M. Ibrahim Shah, M. Hassan, K. D. Rose and R. H. Ardrey. 1979. Reconnaissance survey and vertebrate paleontology of some Paleocene and Eocene Formations in Pakistan. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 25(5):105-116 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 45619: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 19.11.2004, edited by Austin Hendy

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Taxonomic list

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Actinopteri
 Kurtiformes - Apogonidae
Apogon sp.
Apogon sp. Lacépède 1802 Cardinalfish
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella rakhiensis
Turritella rakhiensis Eames 1952 turret shell
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
? Spondylus sp.
? Spondylus sp. Linnaeus 1758 scallop
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
cf. Plicatula sp.
cf. Plicatula sp. Lamarck 1801 scallop
 Carditida - Carditidae
Purpurocardia sp.
Purpurocardia sp. Maxwell 1969 clam