Where: West Bengal, India (23.5° N, 87.0° E: paleocoordinates 23.5° N, 87.0° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• basin-level geographic resolution
When: Babladanga Formation, Late/Upper Pleistocene to Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
• Babladanga Formation proper is comprised of conglomerate and silty sandstone members, overlain by a claiche paleosol that cannibalizes the upper portion of the sandstone member.
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: fluvial; poorly lithified, silty, calcareous sandstone and lithified conglomerate
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: surface (float), surface (in situ),
Primary reference: M.V.A. Sastry, D.C. Dassarma, and S. Biswas. 1976. Quaternary geology of Bankura District, West Bengal, India. Records of the Geological Survey of India 107:176-185 [W. Clyde/J. Finarelli/J. Alroy]more details
PaleoDB collection 13456: authorized by Will Clyde, entered by John Finarelli on 27.03.2002, edited by Hannah O'Regan
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Mammalia | |
Hystrix sp. Linnaeus 1758 porcupine | |
Cervus duvauceli deer | |
Bubalus palaeindicus Falconer 1868 water buffalo
Bos sp. Linnaeus 1758 ox
Gazella sp. Blaineville 1816 gazelle
Antilope cf. cevicapra antelope | |
Sus sp. Linnaeus 1758 pig | |
Panthera cf. leo Linnaeus 1758 lion | |
Crocuta cf. sivalensis Falconer and Cautley 1867 spotted hyaena | |
"Palaeoloxodon namadicus" = Elephas
"Palaeoloxodon namadicus" = Elephas elephant | |
Reptilia | |
Gavialis sp. Oppel 1811 gharial | |
Trionyx sp. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809 softshell turtle |