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T1 GIRAFFOKERYX (ARTIODACTYLA: RUMINANTIA: GIRAFFIDAE) FROM THE POTWAR PLATEAU MIDDLE MIOCENE, PAKISTAN
A1 K. Aftab
A1 Z. Ahmed
A1 M. A. Khan
A1 M. Akhtar
JF Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences
JO JAPS
SN 1018-7081
VO 24
IS 4
SP 1091
OP 1100
YR 2014
FD 2014/08/01
DO DOI NA
AB <p><em>Giraffokeryx&nbsp;</em>remains are described from Chinji Formation of Lower Siwaliks. The material referred to this species comprises mandible fragments and isolated teeth. The studied specimens have been compared with the relevant specimens in the Geological Survey of India, American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) and Punjab University Paleontological Collection Stored in Zoology Department (Pakistan). The lower cheek teeth are quadrate with a very weak stylids, median ribs and ectosytlids. In most of the specimens, there is a trend towards the heightening of the crown from the lower Chinji to the upper Chinji Formation.</p>
K1 Giraffids, Giraffokerycinae, Chinji Formation, Lower Siwaliks
PB Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum
LK https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2014-JAPS-158