Diversity of Invertebrate Fossils in Pakistan
Diversity of Invertebrate Fossils in Pakistan
Syed Iftikhar Hussain Jafri
ABSTRACT
Occurrence of various invertebrate fossils groups is quite variable. Largest group was that of Gastropods (22%), Bivalves were (17%), Echinoderms were (15%), Corals (13%), Cephalopods (Nautiloids, Belminites, Ammonites) were (13%), Brachiopods (10%), Crustaceans and Foraminiferons were (5%) each. Fossils studied presently belong to 8 classes, 52 orders and 88 families. 136 genera are reported here from various provinces of Pakistan. 35% of these are from Sindh; 27% from KPK (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa); 21% from Balochistan and 17% from Punjab.
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