HGSP 84-26 (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 176049: 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
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Sciuridae spp.
Sciuridae spp. Gray 1821 squirrel
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
"Democricetodon sp." = Copemys, "Democricetodon cf. kohatensis" = Copemys, "Democricetodon indet." = Copemys, "Prokanisamys benjavuni" = Kanisamys benjavuni, Myocricetodon sivalensis
"Democricetodon sp." = Copemys Wood 1936 rodent
"Democricetodon cf. kohatensis" = Copemys rodent
"Democricetodon indet." = Copemys Wood 1936 rodent
"Prokanisamys benjavuni" = Kanisamys benjavuni Mein and Ginsburg 1985 rodent
 Rodentia - Thryonomyidae
Kochalia sp.
Kochalia sp. de Bruijn 1986 cane rat
 Rodentia - Diatomyidae
Diatomys sp.
Diatomys sp. Li 1974 rodent
 Rodentia - Ctenodactylidae
Ctenodactylidae indet., Sayimys sivalensis
Ctenodactylidae indet. Gervais 1853 gundi
 Rodentia - Muridae
Mellalomys lavocati
 Rodentia - Spalacidae
"Rhizomyidae indet." = Rhizomyinae, Prokanisamys arifi
"Rhizomyidae indet." = Rhizomyinae Miller and Gidley 1918 mouse
 Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae
Galerix wesselsae
Galerix wesselsae Zijlstra and Flynn 2015 hedgehog