Narmada Valley (Pleistocene to of India)

Also known as GSI Type No. 18683

Where: Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh, India (22.9° N, 77.8° E: paleocoordinates 22.9° N, 77.8° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Lower Narmada Deposit Formation, Middle Pleistocene to Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.1 Ma)

• 3 m thick gravel directly overlying the Deccan Traps

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial; conglomerate

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: surface (float),

• Found in association with 3 Achulean Hand-axes

Primary reference: C. Tripathi and P.K. Basu. 1983. A fossil elephant from the middle Pliestocene alluvial deposit of Narmada Valley, M.P. Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India 28:63-66 [W. Clyde/J. Finarelli/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 13447: authorized by Will Clyde, entered by John Finarelli on 21.03.2002

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
"Elephas cf. namadicus" = Elephas (Euelephas) namadicus
"Elephas cf. namadicus" = Elephas (Euelephas) namadicus Falconer 1846 elephant