Retra, Taunsa (Oligocene of Pakistan)

Where: Gujarat, Pakistan (31.0° N, 70.7° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 17.2° N, 72.6° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Chitarwata Formation, Oligocene (33.9 - 23.0 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; conglomerate

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by M. Malkani

Primary reference: M. S. Malkani. 2015. Terrestrial mesoeucrocodiles from the Cretaceous of Pakistan. In Y. Zhang, S. Z. Wu, & G. Sun (eds.), The 12th Symposium on Mesozoic Terrestrial Ecosystems. Abstracts 242-246 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 220175: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 10.05.2021

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Taxonomic list

Reptilia
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Reptilia indet. Laurenti 1768 reptile
MSM-49-Taunsa, egg
 Crocodylia -
? Crocodylia indet. Owen 1842 crocodilian
MSM-47-Taunsa, MSM-48-Taunsa; eggs
Asifcroco retrai n. gen. n. sp. Malkani 2015 crocodilian
MSM-41-Taunsa to MSM-46-Taunsa