Lakhpat (Miocene of India)

Where: Gujarat, India (23.8° N, 68.8° E: paleocoordinates 17.9° N, 67.8° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Khari Group, Early/Lower Miocene (23.0 - 16.0 Ma)

• "Khari Series)

Environment/lithology: coastal; gypsiferous, gray, sandy shale

• gypseous grey arenaceous shales

Primary reference: A. Sahni and V. P. Mishra. 1975. Lower Tertiary vertebrates from western India. Monograph of the Palaeontological Society of India 3:1-48 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 87721: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 23.03.2009

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Taxonomic list

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Chondrichthyes
 Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Myliobatis sp.
Myliobatis sp. Cuvier 1816 eagle ray
 Rajiformes - Rajidae
Raja sp.
Raja sp. Linnaeus 1758 skate
Actinopteri
 Scombriformes - Scombridae
Cybium sp.
Cybium sp. Cuvier 1829
 Tetraodontiformes - Diodontidae
Diodon sp.
Diodon sp. Linnaeus 1758