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T1 SIVATHERIUM (ARTIODACTYLA, RUMINANTIA, GIRAFFIDAE) FROM THE UPPER SIWALIKS, PAKISTAN
A1 A. A. Khan
A1 M. A. Khan
A1 M. Iqbal
A1 M. Akhtar
A1 M. Sarwar
JF Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences
JO JAPS
SN 1018-7081
VO 21
IS 2
SP 202
OP 206
YR 2011
FD 2011/04/01
DO DOI NA
AB <p>A complete lower molar series ofgiraffid remains from the Pleistocene locality of the village Sardhok (Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan) has been identified as belonging to&nbsp;<em>Sivatherium</em>&nbsp;sp. The comparison of the material was made with several Siwalik representatives of the giraffids. The giraffid&nbsp;<em>Sivatherium</em>&nbsp;is a gigantic giraffid found in the early Pleistocene sediments of the Upper Siwaliks. The village Sardhok locality has yielded one of the best collections of Giraffidae from the early Pleistocene of the Siwaliks. The locality belongs to the Pinjor Formation of the Upper Siwaliks (2.6-0.6 Ma).</p>
K1 Giraffids, Sivatherium, Upper Siwaliks, Pleistocene, Pinjor Formation
PB Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum
LK https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2011-JAPS-209