New fossils of bovids were recovered from the outcrops of Hasnot village of the Dhok Pathan Formation in District Jhelum, Punjab, Pakistan. The fossil includes dental material which consists of upper premolars and molars. Based on morpho-metry, the specimens were assigned to Pachyportax latidens. The fossils provide an evidence for the existence of the large sized animals in Pakistan during the Late Miocene -Early Pliocene.
Research Article · Volume 65, Issue 1, 27 February 2024 · Open Access
New fossils of Pachyportax (Bovidae, Mammalia) from middle Siwaliks, Punjab, Pakistan
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Affiliations & Notes ⌄
- 1Dr. Abu Bakr Fossil Display & Research Centre, Zoology Department, University of the Punjab, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore (54590), Pakistan 2Zoology Department, GC University Lahore, Pakistan 3Zoology Department, Minhaj University Lahore, Pakistan *Corresponding Author: Khalid Mahmood: khalidkasuri@hotmail.com
Article Info ⌄
- Journal:
- Biologia (Lahore)
- Published:
- 27 February 2024

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