Kurla Sharif 4 (Pleistocene of Pakistan)

Where: Punjab, Pakistan (33.2° N, 74.0° E: paleocoordinates 32.5° N, 74.3° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Pinjor Formation (Siwalik Group), Early/Lower Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.8 Ma)

• Upper Siwalik Subgroup, 2 km away from gravel deposits; Early Pleistocene (ca. 2.58–1.7 Ma).

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; coarse-grained sandstone

• The extreme softness of the coarse sandstone (less compact and lithified), erosion and the condition of the fossil indicate that the deposition of the strata was done by the slow flowing and scarce water.

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by Dr. M. Akhtar, Dr. A. Majid Khan, Dr. A. Ghaffar, and Dr. M. Akbar Khan in 05-02-2010

• The antler from Kurla Sharif was discovered and excavated on 05-02-2010 by Dr. M. Akhtar, Dr. A. Majid Khan, Dr. A. Ghaffar, and Dr. M. Akbar Khan.

Primary reference: R. Croitor, S. G. Abbas, M. A. Babar and M. A. Khan. 2021. A new deer species (Cervidae, Mammalia) from the upper Siwaliks (Pakistan). Quaternary International 595:1-11 [P. Mannion/G. Varnham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 225496: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Grace Varnham on 12.05.2022

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Proamphibos cf. kashmiricus
Proamphibos cf. kashmiricus Pilgrim 1939 antelope
PC-GCUF 10/20 - left maxilla fragment with M1-M3 and unerupted P4, PC-GCUF 10/20 - an isolated right lower m2, PC-GCUF 10/19 - an isolated right lower m3.
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Praesinomegaceros bakri n. sp.
Praesinomegaceros bakri n. sp. Croitor et al. 2021 deer
Holotype: left shed antler PUPC 5-2-2010