Shahrig locality, Ghazij Fm, Section C, bed A (Eocene of Pakistan)

Where: Pakistan (30.2° N, 67.7° E: paleocoordinates 5.7° N, 62.0° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Ghazij Formation, Ypresian (56.0 - 47.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: basinal (); gray, green shale and brown, gray sandstone

• The Ghazij formation is divided locally into four lithological subdivisions: shale, sandstone, limestone, and conglomerate. These subdivisions have variable thickness (4' to 240 ). The shale is predominant, light green, gray or olive green in color, with maroon, purple and yellow colors being subordinate. The sandstone is grey or brown, mostly coarse-grained and pebbly. The brown sandy limestone is interbedded with sandstone and shale. The lenses of conglomerate, a minor constituent at most localities, become continuous and attain a thickness of 200 feet in the Sor Range. The clasts are derived from the older strata and are composed of Cretaceous chert and limestone. Thin beds and lenses of coal are also present in the formation. The coal is mostly grayish to brown, or brownish black in color and is slightly fissile. Veinlets of gypsum and partly decomposed woody material are present in the coat.
• Shale with beds of sandstone, limestone, conglomerate and coal

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils

Primary reference: M. W. A. Iqbal. 1969. Mega-Fauna from the Ghazij Formation (Lower Eocene) Quetta Shahrig area, West Pakistan. Palaeontologia Pakistanica 5 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause/M. Krause]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 145131: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 27.05.2013

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus sp. Linnaeus 1758 mussel
left valve
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea "sp. A" Linnaeus 1758 oyster
Ostrea "sp. B" Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Carditida - Carditidae
"Venericardia mutabilis" = Venericardia (Glyptoactis) mutabilis
"Venericardia mutabilis" = Venericardia (Glyptoactis) mutabilis d'Archaic and Haime 1954 clam
left valves
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
 Cardiida - Veneridae
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula (Bicorbula) subexarata d'Archaic and Haime 1854 clam
Gastropoda
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
"Volutocorbis harnaiensis" = Athleta (Volutocorbis)
"Volutocorbis harnaiensis" = Athleta (Volutocorbis) volute
 Cerithioidea - Batillariidae
 Cerithioidea - Pachychilidae
"Pirena (Pseudobellardia) delphinus" = Faunus
"Pirena (Pseudobellardia) delphinus" = Faunus snail
 Cerithioidea - Potamididae
Vicarya liaqati horn snail
Potamides durranus horn snail
Terebralia pathani horn snail
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Bezanconia heroni cerith snail