Where: Nepal (28.2° N, 82.2° E: paleocoordinates 22.4° N, 82.2° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Siwalik Group, Middle Miocene (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)
• Considered within the "Hipparion s. l." interval zone of Barry et al. (1982)
Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: surface (float), mechanical,
• Collection is larger than 53 specimens
Primary reference: R. M. West, J. H. Hutchison, and J. Munthe. 1991. Miocene vertebrates from the Siwalik Group, Western Nepal. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 11(1):108-129 [J. Head/J. Head/J. Alroy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 48696: authorized by Jason Head, entered by Jason Head on 28.03.2005
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Mammalia | |
Gomphotheriidae indet. Hay 1922 gomphothere | |
Brachypotherium perimense rhinoceros | |
Reptilia | |
Acrochordus dehmi Hoffstetter 1964 snake | |
Lissemys punctata Bonnaterre 1789 softshell turtle | |
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Gavialis sp. Oppel 1811 gharial | |
Actinopteri | |
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