The Oldest Cervid from the Siwalik Hills of Pakistan


	Journal of Applied Sciences
	Year: 2006 \| Volume: 6 \| Issue: 1 \| Page No.: 127-130 DOI: 10.3923/jas.2006.127.130

The Oldest Cervid from the Siwalik Hills of Pakistan

Abdul Ghaffar, Muhammad Akbar Khan , Muhammad Akhtar , Muhammad Anwar Qureshi , Umar Farooq and M. Nazir

Abstract: A well-preserved mandibular ramus having M_2-3is collected from Chinji formation of the Siwalik Hills of Pakistan. The fossil material is collected from the Chinji formation. The Chinji Formation is a type locality (Lat. 32°41’N: Long. 72°22’E) named after Chinji village situated in Chakwal district. The diagnostic features exhibited by the specimen reveal that it belongs to a large species of family Cervidae that is Cervus sivalensis. This dental material of the family Cervidae is reported from late Miocene of the Chinji formation (14.2-11.2 ma). Prior to this, the family Cervidae is reported from Pliocene to Pleistocene (Dhokpathan-Soan formations) only in the Siwaliks of Pakistan. This finding extends the range of the family Cervidae in the Siwaliks of Pakistan from Pleistocene to Miocene times and is a new clue for the evolutionary study of the family Cervidae.

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Abdul Ghaffar, Muhammad Akbar Khan , Muhammad Akhtar , Muhammad Anwar Qureshi , Umar Farooq and M. Nazir , 2006. The Oldest Cervid from the Siwalik Hills of Pakistan. Journal of Applied Sciences, 6: 127-130.

DOI: 10.3923/jas.2006.127.130

URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jas.2006.127.130

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