Yale 1932 (Location 2) (Miocene of India)

Also known as Field Number 79, Cat no. Y.P.M. VP-3227

Where: Punjab, India (32.8° N, 73.3° E: paleocoordinates 30.1° N, 74.5° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Dhok Pathan Formation, Late/Upper Miocene (11.6 - 5.3 Ma)

• Middle Pliocene noted in article

•Dar et al. 2019 states "Magnetic polarity and stratigraphic dating indicate that the age of Dhok Pathan Formation is between 10.1–ca.3.5 Ma. The lower part of the Dhok Pathan Formation is dated between 10.1-9.0 Ma and the upper part is dated at ca. 9.0-5.5 Ma (Cande and Kent, 1995; Barry et al., 2002)."

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: R. S. Lull. 1944. Fossil Gavials from North India. American Journal of Science 242(8):417-430 [W. Clyde/L. Gannon/W. Clyde]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 34846: authorized by Will Clyde, entered by Leah Gannon on 07.10.2003

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Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Crocodylia - Gavialidae
Gavialis lewisi Lull 1944 gharial