Z127 (Miocene of Pakistan)

Also known as Z 127; Zinda Pir Dome

Where: Baluchistan, Pakistan (30.1° N, 70.3° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 19.8° N, 71.5° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Chitarwata Formation, Early/Lower Miocene (23.0 - 16.0 Ma)

• Upper part of the Chitarwata Formation

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: E. H. Lindsay, L. J. Flynn, I. U. Cheema, J. C. Barry, K. Downing, A. R. Rajpar, and S. M. Raza. 2005. Will Downs and the Zinda Pir Dome. Palaeontologia Electronica 8(1):19A:1-18 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 180592: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Philip Mannion on 22.07.2016

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Taxonomic list

Gnathostomata
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Mammalia
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Mammalia indet. Linnaeus 1758 mammal
 Artiodactyla - Tragulidae
Tragulidae indet. Milnes-Edwards 1864 chevrotain
Dorcatherium sp. Kaup 1839 chevrotain
 Placentalia -
 Artiodactyla -
Bugtimeryx pilgrimi ruminant
Z 269, 270, 2021-2038, 2084, 2086 and 2087
 Artiodactyla - Anthracotheriidae
Anthracotheriidae indet. Leidy 1869 anthracothere
 Placentalia -
Carnivora indet. Bowdich 1821 carnivoran
Reptilia
 Loricata -
Crocodylia indet. crocodilian
 Squamata - Varanidae
cf. Varanus sp. Merrem 1820 monitor lizard
 Squamata -