True ungulates from the Nagri type locality (Late Miocene), northern Pakistan.

摘要: The early Late Miocene type locality of the Nagri Formation from Indo-Siwaliks has yielded remains true ungulates that are today extinct to south Asian biogeographic realm. Thirteen species including Brachypotherium, Hipparion, Listriodon and bovids village Sethi Nagri, district Chakwal, Punjab, Pakistan, recognized, described discussed in details. tooth positions all thirteen documented. Quantitatively, taxa most predominant. But Listriodon, tragulid giraffid fossils approximately as common each other at locality. Pachyportax, Dorcabune, Miotragocerus Gazella seem be uniformly rare Nagri. new findings Giraffokeryx’s hemimandible deciduous premolar Dorcatherium minus. newly recovered enlarge our knowledge on anatomic features ungulates. mammalian local fauna similarities late Eurasian faunas. investigation comprises extensive taxonomic descriptions represented an interpretation palaeoecology based analysis community structure. It seems abundance giraffids, rhinocerotids suggests a woodland savannah environment or near during Miocene. There is little evidence suggest there was humid closed canopy forest interspersed with temporary perennial waters accompanying open areas vicinity time deposition.