HGSP 84-25 (Miocene of Pakistan)

Where: Sindh, Pakistan (26.4° N, 67.8° E: paleocoordinates 22.4° N, 68.3° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Lower Manchar Formation, Miocene (23.0 - 5.3 Ma)

• Sehwan area. Date estimated at ~13.5 Ma by rodent biostratigraphy

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: mesofossils

Primary reference: W. Wessels. 2009. Miocene rodent evolution and migration. Muroidea from Pakistan, Turkey and Northern Africa. Geologica Ultraiectina 307:1-290 [J. Zijlstra/J. Zijlstra]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 176050: authorized by Jelle Zijlstra, entered by Jelle Zijlstra on 23.01.2016

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Sindemys aguilari
Mammalia
 Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae
Galerix wesselsae
Galerix wesselsae Zijlstra and Flynn 2015 hedgehog
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Kanisamys indicus, Myocricetodon sivalensis, Myocricetodon sp., "Democricetodon sp." = Copemys, "Democricetodon cf. kohatensis" = Copemys, "Democricetodon indet." = Copemys
Myocricetodon sp. Lavocat 1952 rodent
"Democricetodon sp." = Copemys Wood 1936 rodent
"Democricetodon cf. kohatensis" = Copemys rodent
"Democricetodon indet." = Copemys Wood 1936 rodent
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Sciuridae spp.
Sciuridae spp. Gray 1821 squirrel
 Rodentia - Thryonomyidae
Thryonomyidae indet., Kochalia sp.
Thryonomyidae indet. Pocock 1922 cane rat
Kochalia sp. de Bruijn 1986 cane rat
 Rodentia - Ctenodactylidae
Sayimys sp.
Sayimys sp. Wood 1937 gundi
as "Sayimys intermedius-sivalensis"
 Rodentia - Muridae
Murinae indet., Potwarmus primitivus, Antemus mancharensis, Myocricetodontinae indet., Mellalomys lavocati
Myocricetodontinae indet. Lavocat 1961 mouse
 Rodentia - Spalacidae
Prokanisamys major