Yale 1932 (Location 1): Late/Upper Miocene, India
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
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Gavialis lewisi
Lull 1944
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Geography
| Country: | India | State/province: | Punjab |
| Coordinates: | 33.0° North, 72.5° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 30.4° North, 73.7° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Miocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 11.63000 - 5.33300 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Dhok Pathan | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Middle Pliocene
Dar et al. 2019 states "Magnetic polarity and stratigraphic dating indicate that the age of Dhok Pathan Formation is between 10.1–ca.3.5 Ma. The lower part of the Dhok Pathan Formation is dated between 10.1-9.0 Ma and the upper part is dated at ca. 9.0-5.5 Ma (Cande and Kent, 1995; Barry et al., 2002)." Coordinates are are near to the village of Hasnot are likely belonging to the upper Dhok Pathan Formation, Batool et al. 2014 states "Lithostratigraphically, the Hasnot village belongs to the upper Dhok Pathan Formation (isochronous to the European Late Turolian age)". Dar et al. 2019 also states "Magnetic polarity and stratigraphic dating indicate that the age of Dhok Pathan Formation is between 10.1–ca.3.5 Ma. The lower part of the Dhok Pathan Formation is dated between 10.1-9.0 Ma and the upper part is dated at ca. 9.0-5.5 Ma (Cande and Kent, 1995; Barry et al., 2002)." |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | survey of museum collection |
| Collection size: | 3 specimens |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Field number 19, Cat. No. Y.P.M. VP-3226 | ||
| Database number: | 34845 | ||
| Authorizer: | W. Clyde | Enterer: | L. Gannon |
| Modifier: | G. Varnham | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2003-10-07 08:09:01 | Last modified: | 2022-03-16 09:19:21 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2003-10-07 08:09:01 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 9294. | 5% 46840 | R. S. Lull. 1944. Fossil Gavials from North India. American Journal of Science 242(8):417-430 [W. Clyde/L. Gannon/W. Clyde] |