NEW SPECIMENS OF MERYCOPOTAMUS (ARTIODACTYLA: ANTHRACOTHERIIDAE) FROM MIDDLE MIOCENE OF POTWAR PLATEAU, PAKISTAN

Authors: M. Asim, K. Aftab, M. K. Nawaz, M. A. Khan, M. A. Babar, S. G. Abbas, M. Hussain, M. Akhtar, A. M. Qureshi
Journal: Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences (JAPS)
ISSN: 1018-7081 (Print), 2309-8694 (Online)
Volume: 30  Issue: 6  Pages: 1435-1441
Year: 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36899/JAPS.2020.6.0165
URL: https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.36899/JAPS.2020.6.0165
Publisher: Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum

Abstract:
<p>The&nbsp;<em>Merycopotamus</em>&nbsp;remains are described from the Chinji Formation (middle Miocene) of the Lower Siwalik Subgroup of Pakistan. The material recovered from two fossiliferous localities of Chabbar Syedan and Dhok Bun Ameer Khatoon in Chakwal district, Punjab, Pakistan. The described specimens of&nbsp;<em>Merycopotamus</em><em>nanus</em> add additional knowledge on Pakistani anthracotheriid diversity.</p>

Keywords: Artiodactyls, Anthracotheriids, Merycopotamus, Chinji Formation, middle Miocene