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Siwaliks
Group | Siwaliks |
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Formation(s) | Tatrot |
Age: | 5.33 - 0.01 Ma Cenozoic |
Interval | Pliocene - Pleistocene |
Number of Collections | 1 |
Number of Occurrences | 7 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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Gidhniya village | P5 Lumbini Pradesh, Nepal | Siwaliks |
Kona | Haryana, India | Siwaliks - Tatrot |
Associated Units
Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
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Siwaliks - Tatrot | 5.33 - 2.59 Ma Cenozoic | conglomerate/sandstone | 2 |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Elephas planifrons species | Protelephas : Elephas planifrons | 5.333 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic |
Antilopini tribe | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Antilopini | 5.333 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic |
Bovinae subfamily | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Bovinae | 5.333 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic |
Cervus sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Cervus | 5.333 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic |
Hexaprotodon sivalensis species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Hippopotamidae : Hexaprotodon : Hexaprotodon sivalensis | 5.333 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic |
Chiroptera order | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera | 5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
Equus sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus | 5.333 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic |
Stegodon sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Stegodontidae : Stegodon | 5.333 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic |
Tupaia sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Scandentia : Tupaiidae : Tupaia | 5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
References
Dutta A. K. (1975) Micromammals from Siwaliks, Indian Minerals 29, 76-77 |
Gupta V. J. (1984) Plio-Pleistocene mammals from Gidhniya village, Western Nepal, Géobios 17 4, 493-497 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!