Giral-Thumbi (Paleocene to of India)
Also known as Giral mine
Where: India (26.1° N, 71.3° E: paleocoordinates 1.4° S, 62.7° E)
• coordinate stated in text
When: Akli Formation, Late/Upper Paleocene to Late/Upper Paleocene (58.7 - 48.6 Ma)
Environment/lithology: coastal; claystone and lignite
• bentonite, variegated clay, carbonaceous clay, dark grey-gren clay, and several grey-green clay bands alternating with up to 1.5 m thick lignite seams and containing chert nodules
Primary reference: R. S. Rana, K. Kumar, H. Singh and K. D. Rose. 2005. Lower vertebrates from the Late Palaeocene-Earliest Eocene Akli Formation, Giral Lignite Mine, Barmer District, western India. Current Science 89(9):1606-1613 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 91316: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 14.09.2009
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Taxonomic list
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| Reptilia | |
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Crocodylia indet. crocodilian | |
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Serpentes indet. snake | |
| Actinopteri | |
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Teleostei indet. Müller 1846 | |
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Osteoglossidae indet. Bonaparte 1832 arowana | |
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Enchodus sp. Agassiz 1835 | |
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Siluriformes indet. catfish | |
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Lepisosteus sp. Agassiz 1843 gar | |
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Pycnodus sp. Agassiz 1833 | |
| Elasmobranchii | |
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Elasmobranchii indet. elasmobranch | |
| Chondrichthyes | |
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Dasyatis sp. Rafinesque 1810 whiptail stingray | |
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Gymnura sp. Van Hasselt 1823 stingray
Subathunura cf. casieri Kumar and Loyal 1987 stingray | |
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Myliobatidae indet. Bonaparte 1838 eagle ray
Myliobatis sp. Cuvier 1816 eagle ray | |
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Ginglymostoma sp. Müller and Henle 1838 nurse shark | |
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Squatina sp. Dumeril 1806 angel shark | |