Rahman Dhoro (Paleocene of Pakistan)

Where: Pakistan (26.2° N, 67.9° E: paleocoordinates 7.7° S, 57.7° E)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Bara Formation, Paleocene (66.0 - 56.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: fluvial; poorly lithified sandstone and shale

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

Primary reference: P. D. Gingerich, D. E. Russell, D. Sigogneau-Russell, J.-L. Hartenberger, S. M. Ibrahim Shah, M. Hassan, K. D. Rose and R. H. Ardrey. 1979. Reconnaissance survey and vertebrate paleontology of some Paleocene and Eocene Formations in Pakistan. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 25(5):105-116 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 45622: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 19.11.2004

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Carditida - Carditidae
Glyptoactis sp. Stewart 1930 clam
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
? Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell