Gwebin 1 (Pliocene of Myanmar)

Also known as Gbn1

Where: Magway Division, Myanmar (21.1° N, 94.8° E: paleocoordinates 19.5° N, 94.7° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Upper Member (Irrawaddy Formation), Late/Upper Pliocene (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: T. Tsubamoto, Z. M. M. Thein, T. Htike, N. Egi, C. Sein, M. Maung, and M. Takai. 2006. Discovery of chalicothere and Dorcabune from the upper part (lower Pleistocene) of the Irrawaddy Formation, Myanmar. Asian Paleoprimatology 4:137-142 [T. Tsubamoto/T. Tsubamoto]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 75078: authorized by Takehisa Tsubamoto, entered by Takehisa Tsubamoto on 18.09.2007, edited by Philip Mannion

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Perissodactyla - Chalicotheriidae
cf. Nestoritherium sp. Kaup 1859 chalicothere
NMMP-KU-IR 0051, 0053
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
 Artiodactyla - Tragulidae
Dorcabune sp. Pilgrim 1910 chevrotain
NMMP-KU-IR 0055
Reptilia
 Crocodylia - Crocodylidae
Crocodylus cf. palaeindicus2 Falconer 1859 crocodile
NMMP-KU-IR-1917