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T1 NEW REMAINS OF MICROSTONYX (S UIDAE, ARTIODACTYLS) F ROM THE MIOCENE OF PAKISTAN
A1 Z. Ahmad
A1 K. Aftab
A1 S. Azad
A1 M. A. Khan
JF Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences
JO JAPS
SN 1018-7081
VO 29
IS 5
SP 1485
OP 1490
YR 2019
FD 2019/10/01
DO DOI NA
AB <p>The remains of&nbsp;<em>Microstonyx</em>&nbsp;are discovered during the fossil excavation from the Potwar plateau, northern Pakistan<em>.</em>&nbsp;The detailed comparison with the&nbsp;<em>Dicoryphochoerus titanoides</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Hippopotamodon</em>&nbsp;<em>sivalense,&nbsp;</em>the specimens are assigned to&nbsp;<em>Microstonyx major</em>. The genus&nbsp;<em>Microstonyx</em>&nbsp;is characterized by elongated I2 and I3, gigantic suids but smaller than&nbsp;<em>Hippopotamodon.</em>&nbsp;The new molars of the rare species&nbsp;<em>M</em>.&nbsp;<em>major</em>&nbsp;reported here are recovered from Ava and Kund localities of the Siwalik Group.</p>
K1 Suidae, Chinji, Siwaliks, Paleontology, Taxonomy
PB Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum
LK https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2019-JAPS-531