Raun (Miocene of India)

Where: Jammu Kashmir, India (32.7° N, 74.9° E: paleocoordinates 29.8° N, 76.0° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Dodenal Member (Mansar Formation), Late/Upper Miocene (11.6 - 5.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: fine channel fill

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: surface (float), surface (in situ), mechanical,

Primary reference: J.-C. Rage, S. G. Gupta, and G. V. R. Prasad. 2001. Amphibians and squamates from the Neogene Siwalik beds of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 75:197-205 [J. Head/J. Head/J. Head]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 48329: authorized by Jason Head, entered by Jason Head on 16.03.2005

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Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Serpentes -
 Squamata - Acrochordidae
Acrochordus dehmi Hoffstetter 1964 snake
 Squamata - Varanidae
Varanus sp. Merrem 1820 monitor lizard