Kuthar Nala (Eocene of India)

Also known as Subathu Formation type locality

Where: Himachal Pradesh, India (31.0° N, 77.0° E: paleocoordinates 3.5° N, 69.7° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Zones II-IV Member (Subathu Formation), Ypresian (56.0 - 47.8 Ma)

• from oyster-rich limestone near the base of the Subathu Formation

Environment/lithology: limestone

• oyster-rich limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Primary reference: S. Bajpai and P. D. Gingerich. 1998. A new Eocene archaeocete (Mammalia, Cetacea) from India and the time of origin of whales. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 95:15464-15468 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 45584: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 15.11.2004

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Perissodactyla - Anthracobunidae
Ishatherium subathuensis
Ishatherium subathuensis Sahni and Kumar 1980 odd-toed ungulate
 Cetacea - Pakicetidae
Himalayacetus subathuensis n. gen. n. sp.
Himalayacetus subathuensis n. gen. n. sp. Bajpai and Gingerich 1998 whale