Bramatherium (Artiodactyla, Ruminantia, Giraffidae) from the Middle Siwaliks of Hasnot, Pakistan: biostratigraphy and palaeoecology

Muhammad Akbar KHAN; Muhammad AKHTAR; Ammara IRUM

doi:https://doi.org/10.3906/kim-1206-45

Makale detayları

Bramatherium (Artiodactyla, Ruminantia, Giraffidae) from the Middle Siwaliks of Hasnot, Pakistan: biostratigraphy and palaeoecology

Yazarlar:

Muhammad Akbar KHAN | Muhammad AKHTAR | Ammara IRUM

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Ana Başlıklar:

Uygulamalı fizik

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences 2014 Vol.23 Issue 3, pp.308-320

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2014

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000731604

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-619X

pISSN:

1300-0985

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3906/kim-1206-45

Özet:

 

We describe here new remains of the giraffid Bramatherium, from the late Miocene-early Pliocene of Hasnot, northern Pakistan. The fossil giraffid material from Hasnot represents 2 taxa of Bramatherium, B. megacephalum and B. grande. The Hasnot locality is characterised by high proportions of ruminants, namely Boselaphini, Antilopini, Sivatheriinae, Cervini, Dorcatherium, and Dorcabune. The Hasnot fossil ruminant assemblage is fairly typical for the Siwalik province and comparisons with the Greco-Iranian-Afghan and African palaeobiological provinces indicate a late Miocene-early Pliocene age. It is suggested that local Hasnot palaeoenvironments comprised wetlands to woodland biomes, perhaps devoid of expansive dense forests.

 

We describe here new remains of the giraffid Bramatherium, from the late Miocene-early Pliocene of Hasnot, northern Pakistan. The fossil giraffid material from Hasnot represents 2 taxa of Bramatherium, B. megacephalum and B. grande. The Hasnot locality is characterised by high proportions of ruminants, namely Boselaphini, Antilopini, Sivatheriinae, Cervini, Dorcatherium, and Dorcabune. The Hasnot fossil ruminant assemblage is fairly typical for the Siwalik province and comparisons with the Greco-Iranian-Afghan and African palaeobiological provinces indicate a late Miocene-early Pliocene age. It is suggested that local Hasnot palaeoenvironments comprised wetlands to woodland biomes, perhaps devoid of expansive dense forests.

Makale detayları

Bramatherium (Artiodactyla, Ruminantia, Giraffidae) from the Middle Siwaliks of Hasnot, Pakistan: biostratigraphy and palaeoecology

Yazarlar: Muhammad Akbar KHAN | Muhammad AKHTAR | Ammara IRUM

Yayıncı: TUBITAK

Ana Başlıklar: Uygulamalı fizik

Dergi: Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences 2014 Vol.23 Issue 3, pp.308-320

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 5/2014

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000731604

Sıklık: İki Aylık

eISSN: 1303-619X

pISSN: 1300-0985

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3906/kim-1206-45

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Muhammad Akbar KHAN | Muhammad AKHTAR | Ammara IRUM

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Ana Başlıklar:

Uygulamalı fizik

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences 2014 Vol.23 Issue 3, pp.308-320

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2014

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000731604

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-619X

pISSN:

1300-0985

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3906/kim-1206-45