Dharampur south (Eocene of India)
Where: India (30.9° N, 77.1° E: paleocoordinates 12.2° N, 71.8° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Middle Eocene (48.6 - 37.2 Ma)
• in the transition between the Suybathu and Dagshais [Formations]
Environment/lithology: marine; green shale
• purple and green shales
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Primary reference: A. Sahni. 1979. An Eocene mammal from the Subathu-Dagshai transition zone, Dharampur, Simla Hills. Bulletin of the Indian Geological Association 12(2):259-262 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 48638: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 25.03.2005
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Taxonomic list
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Mammalia | |
Mammalia indet. Linnaeus 1758 mammal | |
Dichobunidae indet. Gill 1872 even-toed ungulate | |
Sirenia indet. sirenian | |
Reptilia | |
"Chelonia indet." = Testudines
"Chelonia indet." = Testudines Batsch 1788 turtle | |
"Crocodilia indet." = Crocodylia
"Crocodilia indet." = Crocodylia Owen 1842 crocodilian |