New Giraffokeryx and Giraffa (Ruminantia, Giraffidae) Dental Material from Lower Siwaliks of Northern Pakistan
New Giraffokeryx and Giraffa (Ruminantia, Giraffidae) Dental Material from Lower Siwaliks of Northern Pakistan
Kiran Aftab1,*,Muhammad Asim2, Muhammad Khalil Nawaz2, M. Adeeb Babar2, Muhammad Akbar Khan2 and Zaheer Ahmed3
The locations of Dhok Bun Amir Khatoon and Kund in northern Pakistan where the described material has been found.
Giraffokeryx punjabiensis: A, UOGPC 17/10, lP3; B, UOGPC 17/01, lP4; C, UOGPC 17/07, a left maxillary ramus with P4-M3; D, UOGPC 17/04, lM1; E, UOGPC 17/06, lp4–m3. Giraffa priscilla: F, UOGPC 17/02, lM1; G, UOGPC 17/03, lM1; H, UOGPC 17/05, rm1; I, UOGPC 17/12, lm1. a, occlusal view; b, lingual view; c, labial view. Scale bar = 10 mm.
Scatter diagrams showing dental proportions of the Lower Siwalik giraffids: A, P3; B, P4; C, M1; D, M2; E, M3: F, m1; G, m2; H, m3. Referred data are taken from Pilgrim (1911), Matthew (1929), Colbert (1935), Gentry (1990), Barry et al. (2005), Bhatti (2005), Bhatti et al. (2012a, b), Khan et al. (2012) and Aftab et al. (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016).
