Early Pliocene Cervids (Artiodactyla- Mammalia) from the Siwaliks of Pakistan

Year 2010, Volume: 31 Issue: 3, 141 - 168, 01.04.2010

Abdul Ghaffar Muhammad Akbar Khan Muhammad Akhtar

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Pakistan'ın Siwaliks bölgesindeki Erken Pliyosen Cervidleri (Artiodactyla-Mammalia)

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, Pakistan’ın (i) Dhok Pathan (Chakwal bölgesi) ve (ii) Hasnot (Jhelum bölgesi) adlı ve iyi bilinen iki fosil alanından derlenen Cervid malzemesi ayırtlanmış, tanımlanmış ve tartışılmıştır. Bu malzeme; Rucervus cf. simplicidens, Cervus cf. triplidens, C. cf. sivalensis ve C. cf. rewati omak üzere dört cervid türünü temsil etmektedir. Bu çalışmada tanımlanan fosil kalıntıları, Siwaliks kıtasal çökellerinde gelmiş Erken Pliyosen cervidlerinin varlığını göstermektedir

Keywords

Cervus, Dhok Pathan, Erkrn Pliyosen, Hasnot, Rucervus, Siwaliks

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