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Volume 32, No. (1), 2022 (February)
MESOWEAR AND PALEODIETS OF MIDDLE MIOCENE MAMMALS FROM CHABBAR SYEDAN, PUNJAB, PAKISTAN
M. K. Nawaz1, K. Aftab2*, M. A. Khan1, S. G. Abbas1, M. Asim1, M. A. Babar3, M. Hussain2 and M. Akhtar4

M. K. Nawaz, K. Aftab, M. A. Khan, S. G. Abbas, M. Asim, M. A. Babar, M. Hussain and M. Akhtar

1Dr. Abu Bakr Fossil Display and Research Centre, Department of Zoology, University of the Punjab, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore; 

2Department of Zoology, University of Gujrat, Gujrat; 

3Department of Zoology, University of Okara, Okara; 

4Department of Zoology, University of Central Punjab, Lahore

Corresponding Author: dr.kiran@uog.edu.pk
Page Number(s): 60-68
Published Online First: October 14, 2021
Publication Date: October 14, 2021
ABSTRACT

The paleodiets of seven mammalian species from Chabbar Syedan are analysed using dental mesowear. Mesowear results suggest that Miotragocerus gluten, Eotragus sp., Giraffokeryx punjabiensisGiraffa priscillaDorcatherium minus had attrition dominant diet and fall within dietary spectra of browsers to occasional mixed feeders. Gazella sp. and Listriodonpentapotamiae had an intermediate attrition-abrasion wear signatures and were mixed feeders or browse dominated mixed feeders. The mesowear data of Chabbar Syedan mammals were compared with previous palaeodietary studies and it showed that the results are most closely in line with the previous studies. These results also indicate that during Middle Miocene of Chabbar Syedan, browsing mammals were dominant and ecological conditions were more favorable for browsers than to exclusive grazers.

Keywords: Mesowear, Miocene, Chinji, Mammals, Paleodiets, Siwaliks

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