Tiyon Dhoro Section Sample No. 18 (Eocene of Pakistan)

Where: Sindh, Pakistan (26.1° N, 67.8° E: paleocoordinates 8.6° N, 62.0° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Tiyon Formation, Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)

• "Middle Lutetian"

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, shelly/skeletal, white limestone

• "Limestone fossiliferous, hard yellowish white"

Size class: microfossils

Primary reference: R. A. Lashari, P. Usmani, M. A. Baryar and H. Naz. 2009. Distribution and affinities of the ostracod fauna of the Tiyon Formation (Middle Eocene) of Laki Range, Sindh. Sindh University Research Journal (Science Series) 41(1):41-46 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 94127: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 09.02.2010

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Ostracoda
 Platycopida - Cytherellidae
 Podocopida - Bairdiidae
Bairdoppilata poddari Lubimova and Mohan 1960 ostracod
 Podocopida - Xestoleberididae
 Podocopida - Trachyleberididae
 Podocopida - Cytheruridae
Cytheropteron montgomeryensis Howe and Chambers 1935 ostracod
 Podocopida - Candonidae
Paracypris meridionalis Lubimova and Mohan 1960 ostracod