1Km SE of Quranwalla: Early/Lower Pleistocene, India
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Geoemydidae
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Geoclemys sivalensis n. sp.
Tewari and Badam 1969
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| synonym of Geoclemys hamiltonii | ||||||||||
| A/665, partial shell | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | India |
| Coordinates: | 30.8° North, 76.9° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 30.0° North, 77.1° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text |
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Early/Lower Pleistocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 2.58000 - 0.77400 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Upper Siwaliks | Member: | Pinjore |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | claystone |
| Lithology description: alternations of clays, gravels, and sands with common cross-stratification, indicative of fluvial facies | |
| Environment: | fluvial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | survey of museum collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 195860 | ||
| Authorizer: | E. Vlachos | Enterer: | E. Vlachos |
| Created: | 2018-08-28 17:39:42 | Last modified: | 2018-08-28 17:39:42 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2018-08-28 17:39:42 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 66679. | B. S. Tewari and G. L. Badam. 1969. A new species of fossil turtle from the Upper Siwaliks of Pinjore, India. Palaeontology 12(4):555-558 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos] |