Bhagothoro (Yale-GSP Locality 17) (Miocene of Pakistan)

Also known as Manchar

Where: Sind, Pakistan (26.3° N, 67.8° E: paleocoordinates 23.8° N, 68.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Manchar Formation, Tortonian (11.6 - 7.2 Ma)

• "younger than 9.5 my old" (equivalent to Tortonian)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial; poorly lithified, medium-grained, brown, gray sandstone and lithified conglomerate

• this part of the section consists of "grayish-orange and brown, medium to coarse grained, poorly sorted and poorly cemented sandstones, as well as hard, well cemented conglomerates"

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: new collection made in 1975 and/or 1976

Primary reference: S. M. Raza, J. C. Barry, G. E. Meyer and L. Martin. 1984. Preliminary report on the geology and vertebrate fauna of the Miocene Manchar Formation, Sind, Pakistan. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 4(4):584-599 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 71452: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 25.04.2007

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
sensu lato Hipparion sp.
sensu lato Hipparion sp. de Christol 1832 hipparionine horse
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Rhinocerotidae indet.
Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros