Karatchok-Dagh (Miocene of Syria)
Where: Syria (37.1° N, 42.1° E: paleocoordinates 35.5° N, 41.4° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: Bakhtiari Formation, Vallesian (11.6 - 8.7 Ma)
• Pontien, Middle Miocene, in the Lower Bakhtiari Formation (= Agha Jari according to Thomas et al. 1981) which is Vallesian.
Environment/lithology:
• 'detritique'
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: G. Astre. 1936. Mammiferes pontiens du Karatchok-Dagh. C. R. Somm. Soc. Geol. Fr. 238-241 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 41746: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 20.07.2004
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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"Mastodon cf. pentelici" = Mammut
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"Hipparion gracile" = Hipparion depereti
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