Gali Jhagir: Middle Eocene, Pakistan

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Bagridae
cf. Bagridae indet. Bleeker 1852
Murray and Thewissen 2008 4 specimens
Mammalia - Rodentia
cf. Saykanomys chalchae Shevyreva 1972
synonym of Saykanomys bohlini
Mammalia - Raoellidae
Kunmunella transversa Kumar and Sahni 1985
synonym of Indohyus indirae
Khirtharia aurea n. sp. Thewissen et al. 2001
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Helaletidae
Jhagirilophus chorgalensis n. gen., n. sp. Thewissen et al. 2001
see common names

Geography
Country:Pakistan State/province:Punjab
Coordinates: 33.4° North, 72.6° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:15.8° North, 68.9° East
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 2-3
Key time interval:Middle Eocene
Age range of interval:47.80000 - 37.71000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Chorgali
Stratigraphy comments: "Middle Eocene"; = upper Bhadrar Beds of Gill, 1953.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:green mudstone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: green, nodular mudstones
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Also known as:H-GSP 9709
Database number:87965
Authorizer:J. Alroy, M. Uhen Enterer:J. Alroy, M. Uhen
Modifier:M. Uhen Research group:vertebrate
Created:2009-03-29 17:59:01 Last modified:2010-04-02 13:53:11
Access level:the public Released:2009-03-29 17:59:01
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
11799. J. G. M. Thewissen, E. M. Williams, and S.T. Hussain. 2001. Eocene mammal faunas from northern Indo-Pakistan. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 21(2):347-366 [W. Clyde/L. Gannon/J. Alroy]

Secondary references:

52763 A. M. Murray and J. G. M. Thewissen. 2008. Eocene actinopterygian fishes from Pakistan, with a description of a new genus and species of channid (Channiformes). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28(14):41-52 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]