Also known as Manchar

Where: Sind, Pakistan (26.3° N, 67.8° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 19.9° N, 68.8° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Manchar Formation, Serravallian (13.8 - 11.6 Ma)

• "more than 13 my old" and substantially less than "15 or 16 my old" (probably equivalent to Serravallian)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial; silty sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: new collection made in 1975 and/or 1976

Primary reference: S. M. Raza, J. C. Barry, G. E. Meyer and L. Martin. 1984. Preliminary report on the geology and vertebrate fauna of the Miocene Manchar Formation, Sind, Pakistan. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 4(4):584-599 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 71450: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 25.04.2007

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