Where: Assam, India (25.8° N, 93.3° E: paleocoordinates 13.6° N, 89.3° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Sylhet Limestone Formation (Janita Group), Middle Eocene (47.8 - 37.7 Ma)
Environment/lithology: coastal; sandy limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Primary reference: K. Whiso, B. N. Tiwari, S. Bajpai, L. N. Cooper, and J. G. M. Thewissen. 2009. A fossil mammal from marine Eocene strata (Janita Group) of the Mikir Hills, Assam, northeastern India. Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India 54(1):111-114 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 97257: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 21.07.2010
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Reptilia | |
Crocodylus sp. Laurenti 1768 crocodile | |
Mammalia | |
? Cetacea indet. Brisson 1762 whale | |
Chondrichthyes | |
Selachii indet. shark | |
Dasyatis sp. Rafinesque 1810 whiptail stingray | |
Rajiformes indet. Berg 1940 ray |