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T1 MESOWEAR AND PALEODIETS OF MIDDLE MIOCENE MAMMALS FROM CHABBAR SYEDAN, PUNJAB, PAKISTAN
A1 M. K. Nawaz
A1 K. Aftab2
A1 M. A. Khan
A1 S. G. Abbas
A1 M. Asim
A1 M. A. Babar
A1 M. Hussain
A1 M. Akhtar
JF Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences
JO JAPS
SN 1018-7081
VO 32
IS 1
SP 60
OP 68
YR 2021
FD 2021/10/14
DO DOI https://doi.org/10.36899/JAPS.2022.1.0402
AB <p>The paleodiets of seven mammalian species from Chabbar Syedan are analysed using dental mesowear. Mesowear results suggest that&nbsp;<em>Miotragocerus gluten</em>,<em>&nbsp;Eotragus&nbsp;</em>sp.,&nbsp;<em>Giraffokeryx punjabiensis</em>,&nbsp;<em>Giraffa priscilla</em>,&nbsp;<em>Dorcatherium minus</em>&nbsp;had attrition dominant diet and fall within dietary spectra of browsers to occasional mixed feeders.&nbsp;<em>Gazella&nbsp;</em>sp. and&nbsp;<em>Listriodon</em><em>pentapotamiae</em> 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.</p>
K1 Mesowear, Miocene, Chinji, Mammals, Paleodiets, Siwaliks
PB Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum
LK https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=ZLG-21-0002