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Tragulidae (Artiodactyla, Ruminantia) from the Middle Miocene Chinji Formation of Pakistan

Muhammad Akbar KHAN
Muhammad AKHTAR
Pages
339–353
Publication Date
2013-02-01
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The selenodonty and palaeoecology of the Siwalik tragulids are also discussed.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The fossil record of the Siwalik tragulids remains poorly documented.
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The fossil record of the Siwalik tragulids remains poorly documented. The study of the tragulid material from the Chinji Formation allows the identification of 3 species: Dorcatherium minus, Dorcatherium majus and Dorcabune anthracotherioides. The tragulid assemblage is quite rich and Dorcatherium is the predominant taxon in the Chinji Formation of Pakistan. The fossils from the Chinji Formation of the Chakwal district, northern Pakistan, may document the first appearance of the 3 tragulid species in the Lower Siwaliks. The selenodonty and palaeoecology of the Siwalik tragulids are also discussed.

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The fossil record of the Siwalik tragulids remains poorly documented. The study of the tragulid material from the Chinji Formation allows the identification of 3 species: Dorcatherium minus, Dorcatherium majus and Dorcabune anthracotherioides. The tragulid assemblage is quite rich and Dorcatherium is the predominant taxon in the Chinji Formation of Pakistan. The fossils from the Chinji Formation of the Chakwal district, northern Pakistan, may document the first appearance of the 3 tragulid species in the Lower Siwaliks. The selenodonty and palaeoecology of the Siwalik tragulids are also discussed.

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KHAN, M. A., AKHTAR, M. (2013). Tragulidae (Artiodactyla, Ruminantia) from the Middle Miocene Chinji Formation of Pakistan. Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences, Cilt: 22 - Sayı: 2, 339–353. https://ajindex.com/articles/215461

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