Where: Punjab, Pakistan (33.6° N, 72.2° E: paleocoordinates 14.3° N, 68.3° E)
• coordinate stated in text
When: Kuldana Formation, Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)
• early Lutetian (Gingerich, 2003)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, pebbly, argillaceous conglomerate
Size class: mesofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Collection methods: bulk, chemical, sieve,
Primary reference: S.T. Hussain, H. de Bruijn, and J.J.M. Leinders. 1978. Middle Eocene rodents from the Kala Chitta Range (Punjab, Pakistan). Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlands Akademie van Wetenschappen 81:74-112 [W. Clyde/L. Gannon/L. Gannon]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 49003: authorized by Will Clyde, entered by Leah Gannon on 05.04.2005
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Mammalia | |
Chapattimys wilsoni n. gen. n. sp., "Saykanomys ijlsti n. sp." = Basalomys ijlsti, "Saykanomys vandermeuleni n. sp." = Basalomys vandermeuleni, "Chapattimys ibrahimshahi n. sp." = Birbalomys ibrahimshahi, "Saykanomys sondaari n. sp." = Birbalomys sondaari
Chapattimys wilsoni n. gen. n. sp. Hussain et al. 1978 rodent
"Saykanomys ijlsti n. sp." = Basalomys ijlsti Hussain et al. 1978 rodent
"Saykanomys vandermeuleni n. sp." = Basalomys vandermeuleni Hussain et al. 1978 rodent
"Chapattimys ibrahimshahi n. sp." = Birbalomys ibrahimshahi Hussain et al. 1978 rodent
"Saykanomys sondaari n. sp." = Birbalomys sondaari Hussain et al. 1978 rodent |