Tragoportax cf. salmontanus (Bovidae, Mammalia) from the Middle Miocene of Pakistan | [Pakistan Journal of Zoology • 2020]

Author(s):

1. Muhammad Asim: Dr. Abu Bakr Fossil Display and Research Centre, Department of Zoology, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

2. Zaheer Ahmad: Department of Zoology, Govt. College University,Lahore,Pakistan

3. M. Akbar Khan: Dr. Abu Bakr Fossil Display and Research Centre, Department of Zoology, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

4. M. Adeeb Babar: Dr. Abu Bakr Fossil Display and Research Centre, Department of Zoology, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

5. Sayyed Ghyour Abbas: Dr. Abu Bakr Fossil Display and Research Centre, Department of Zoology, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

6. Muhammad Khalil Nawaz: Dr. Abu Bakr Fossil Display and Research Centre, Department of Zoology, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

7. Kiran Aftab: Department of Zoology, University of Gujrat,Gujrat,Pakistan

8. Muhammad Akhtar: Zoology Department, Minhaj University, Lahore, Pakistan

Abstract:

Tragoportax cf. salmontanus have been recovered from the Chinji Formation of the Lower Siwalik Subgroup, Pakistan. The remains comprise horn-cores, maxillary and mandibular fragments, and isolated teeth. Having compared with the previously described bovid remains from the Siwaliks, the new material has been allocated to Tragoportax cf. salmontanus. This species is well represented in the Middle Siwaliks but has not been previously reported from the Middle Miocene Chinji Formation of the Lower Siwalik Subgroup. The present evidence of T. cf. salmontanus in the Middle Miocene Chinji Formation of Pakistan extends the time range for the species from the Middle Miocene to the Late Miocene of Pakistan.

Page(s): 1817-1823

DOI: 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190407090419

Published: Journal: Pakistan Journal of Zoology, Volume: 52, Issue: 5, Year: 2020

Keywords:

Siwaliks , Taxonomy , Palaeontology , Boselaphine

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