Where: Himachal Pradesh, India (31.5° N, 76.7° E: paleocoordinates 28.5° N, 77.6° E)
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Late/Upper Miocene (11.6 - 5.3 Ma)
• Ladhyani Ossiferous Horizon. The ossiferous horizon is lenticular with a thickness of 0.75 m and a lateral extent of 5.5 m and occurs in the Dhok Pathan Stage of the Middle Siwalik
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: fluvial; lithified shale
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Collection methods: bulk, sieve,
Primary reference: A. Sahni and K. Khare. 1977. A middle Siwalik fish fauna from Ladhyani (Haritalyangar), Himachal Pradesh. Biological Memoirs, Lucknow 2(1 & 2):187-221 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 13060: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 18.01.2002
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Mammalia | |
Stegodon bombifrons Falconer 1847 elephant | |
Hipparion punjabiense hipparionine horse | |
Aceratherium lydekkeri rhinoceros | |
"Dicoryphochoerus titan" = Hippopotamodon
"Dicoryphochoerus titan" = Hippopotamodon pig | |
Siwalikosorex parasadi shrew | |
Kanisamys sivalensis rodent | |
Rhizomyoides sivalensis mouse |