ABSTRACT

The Dhok Pathan Formation of Middle Siwaliks is remarkably rich for the fossils of ungulates. The fauna consists of Cervidae, Giraffidae, Tragulidae and Suidae but the fossils of family bovidae are more abundant. The 23 collected and described specimens here belong to seven species which are Selenoportax vexillarius, Pachyportax latidens, Miotragocerus cf. gluten, Gazella lydekkeri, Dorcatherium majus, Propotamochoerus hysudricus and Tetraconodon cf. magnus. The described material consists of both upper and lower dentition. The fossil-bearing locality is located near Padhri village 55 km away from the tehsil Dina, district Jhelum. It is mainly composed of claystone, sand-stone and siltstone beds. The studied locality dated to Late Miocene. This Formation was deposited in subtropical condition. Bovids were predominant in Padhri, which indicate the highly moist conditions with small but numerous open standing water bodies.

摘要

中西瓦里克山脉的 Dhok Pathan 组有非常丰富的有蹄类动物化石。动物群包括鹿科、长颈鹿科、鹿科和鹿科，但牛科的化石更为丰富。这里收集和描述的 23 个标本属于 7 个物种，它们是Selenoportax vexillarius、Pachyportax latidens、Miotragocerus cf。面筋、Gazella lydekkeri、Dorcatherium majus、Propotamochoerus hysudricus和Tetraconodon参见。马格努斯. 所述材料由上牙列和下牙列组成。该化石产地位于 Padhri 村附近，距离 Jhelum 区 tehsil Dina 55 公里。主要由粘土岩、砂岩和粉砂岩层组成。研究地点可追溯到晚中新世。该地层沉积于亚热带条件下。牛科动物在 Padhri 占主导地位，这表明高度潮湿的条件下有小而众多的开放式静水体。