Where: Afghanistan (34.5° N, 69.2° E: paleocoordinates 34.1° N, 69.7° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: Ruscinian (5.3 - 3.2 Ma)
• Early Pliocene, Early Ruscinian.
Environment/lithology:
Collection methods: bulk, sieve,
• Material excavated in 1978, rodent and lagomorph specimens archived at l'Institut de Paleontolgie, MNHN, Paris and the University of Montpellier.
Primary reference: S. Sen. 1983. Rongeurs et Lagomorphes du gisement pliocene de Pul-e Charkhi, basssin de Kabul, Afghanistan. Bulletin Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris 5th Series, Section C 5(1):33-74 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 43010: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 09.08.2004
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
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Amphibia | |
Anura indet. frog | |
Mammalia | |
Apodemus dominans, Mus elegans n. sp., Parapelomys charkhensis, Pseudomeriones abbreviatus, Saidomys afghanensis, ? Saidomys transversus n. sp.
Apodemus dominans Eurasian field mouse
Mus elegans n. sp. house mouse
Parapelomys charkhensis mouse
Pseudomeriones abbreviatus Teilhard 1926 gerbil
Saidomys afghanensis mouse
? Saidomys transversus n. sp. mouse | |
Protatera kabulense n. sp.
Protatera kabulense n. sp. mouse | |
Trischizolagus cf. maritsae de Bruijn et al. 1970 rabbit not all complete specimens, total doesn't include indeterminate fragments.
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Kabulicornis ahmadi antelope | |
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cf. Vulpes sp. Frisch 1775 fox | |
cf. Anancus sp. Aymard 1855 gomphothere | |
Reptilia | |
Colubridae indet. Oppel 1811 colubrid snake | |
Pisces | |
"Pisces indet." = Osteichthyes
"Pisces indet." = Osteichthyes Huxley 1880 bony fish |