Samda (Miocene of India)

Where: India (27.5° N, 76.4° E: paleocoordinates 20.9° N, 76.1° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Khari Group, Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)

• "Khari Series", Aida Stage

Environment/lithology: coastal; ferruginous conglomerate

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 87723: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 23.03.2009

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Sirenia - Dugongidae
 Proboscidea - Deinotheriidae
"Deinotherium pentapotamiae" = Prodeinotherium pentapotamiae
"Deinotherium pentapotamiae" = Prodeinotherium pentapotamiae Falconer and Lydekker 1876 deinothere