Abstract:
The specimen under study (P.U.P.C.
No.66/24) is a left upper second molar found in Sardhok, Gujrat district, Punjab,
Pakistan. It was probably the largest Bramatherium giraffe known from
its genus. It occurs in the lower Pleistocene Pinjorian stage of the upper Siwalik
formations. Given the morphology of that specimen, it is referable to the genus
Bramatherium. This genus is known only by two species i.e. Bramatherium
perimense and B. progressus. The last upper molar in Bramatherium
perimense appears too small to be compared with the specimen described here
and may be further distinguished from Bramatherium progressus, in having
larger size. Moreover, the tooth described here is characterized by its quite
gigantic size as well as its significantly high crown and well pronounced median
rib of the outer cusps in the upper molar with respect to the British Museum
specimen No.48933 which is the type specimen of B. perimense. The specialized
characters of P.U.P.C. No.66/24 warrant the erection of a new species Bramatherium
giganteus sp. Nov.
Aleem Ahmed Khan and Mohammad Sarwar, 2002. A New Large Bramatherium Giraffe Bramatherium giganteus sp. Nov. From Siwalik
Formations, Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 5: 348-351.
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