Perim Island: Tortonian, India
collected by Captain Fulljames and Miss Pepper 1836
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Rhinocerotidae
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Rhinoceros perimensis n. sp.
Falconer and Cautley 1847
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| recombined as Aceratherium perimense | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Bovidae
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Capra perimensis n. sp.
Lydekker 1878
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Lydekker 1878 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Sivatheridae
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Bramatherium perimense n. gen., n. sp.
Falconer 1845
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Lydekker 1876 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Gomphotheriidae
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Mastodon pandionis
Falconer 1847
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Lydekker 1880 | |||||||||
| recombined as Mastodon (Trilophodon) pandionis | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Deinotheriidae
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Deinotherium indicum n. sp.
(Falconer 1845)
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Singh et al. 2020 | |||||||||
| original and current combination Dinotherium indicum | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Mammutidae
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Mastodon perimensis n. sp.
Falconer and Cautley 1875
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Lydekker 1880 | |||||||||
| recombined as Mastodon (Tetralophodon) perimensis | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
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Gavialis gangeticus
Gmelin 1789
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Srivastava and Schleich 2018 | |||||||||
| BMNH-40695 (cranium fragment) | ||||||||||
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Gavialis browni
Mook 1932
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Srivastava and Schleich 2018 | |||||||||
| E-24 (rostrum) | ||||||||||
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Crocodylus palaeindicus
Falconer 1859
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Srivastava and Schleich 2018 | |||||||||
| E-32 (anterior cranium); 18136 (posterior cranium) | ||||||||||
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Crocodylus cf. palaeindicus
Falconer 1859
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Srivastava and Schleich 2018 | |||||||||
| KN/751 (E-281) (anterior part of maxillary) | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | India | State/province: | Gujarat |
| Coordinates: | 21.6° North, 72.4° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 18.6° North, 72.4° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| Stage: | Tortonian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
| Key time interval: | Tortonian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 11.63000 - 7.24600 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Piram Conglomerate |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
| Fragmentation: | occasional |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | surface (float),surface (in situ),observed (not collected) | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Collectors: | Captain Fulljames and Miss Pepper | Collection dates: | 1836 |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Piram Island | ||
| Database number: | 203112 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Jukar, M. Uhen, P. Mannion, B. Allen | Enterer: | A. Jukar, B. Allen, M. Uhen, G. Varnham |
| Modifier: | P. Mannion | ||
| Created: | 2019-07-26 15:53:00 | Last modified: | 2023-03-13 13:50:00 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2019-07-26 15:53:00 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 69563. | H. Falconer and P. T. Cautley. 1847. Fauna Antiqua Sivalensis. Being the fossil zoology of the Sewalik Hills in the north of India. Illustrations–Part VIII Suidae and Rhinocerotidae. [A. Jukar/A. Jukar] |
Secondary references:
| 86178 | R. Lydekker. 1876. Descriptions of the molar teeth and other remains of Mammalia. Palaeontologia Indica 10(1):19-87 [B. Allen/B. Allen] | |
| 86210 | R. Lydekker. 1878. Crania of ruminants from the Indian Tertiaries. Palaeontologia Indica 10(1):88-171 [B. Allen/B. Allen] | |
| 86800 | R. Lydekker. 1880. Siwalik and Narbada Proboscidia. Palaeontologia Indica 10(1):182-291 [B. Allen/B. Allen] | |
| 73925 | N. P. Singh, A. M. Jukar, R. Patnaik, K. M. Sharma, N. A. Singh and Y. P. Singh. 2020. The first specimen of Deinotherium indicum (Mammalia, Proboscidea, Deinotheriidae) from the late Miocene of Kutch, India. Journal of Paleontology 94(4):788-795 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] | |
| 79680 | R. Srivastava and H. H. Schleich. 2018. Fossil turtles and crocodiles from the Caenozoic of S-Asia. [P. Mannion/G. Varnham] |