Miocene Giraffids (Giraffidae; Mammalia) from the Lower Siwalik of Pakistan
Corresponding Author
Kiran Aftab
Available Online 2 May 2022.
- DOI
- 10.2991/absr.k.220406.050How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Girrafids; Lower Siwalik; Mammalia; Miocene
- Abstract
New dental material of Giraffidae is recorded from the Lower Siwalik, Punjab, Pakistan. The specimens are assigned to two genera, Giraffokeryx and Giraffa. The new material comprises isolated teeth, maxilla, and mandible fragments. The material was recovered from Lower Siwalik localities, Chabbar Sayadan and Phadial. These localities are assigned to a Middle Miocene age 14.2-11.2 Ma. Giraffokeryx punjabiensis and Giraffa priscilla disappeared before the Dhok Pathan Formation (ca 10.2 Ma). These lower-sized giraffids seem to prefer to inhabit the forested areas of the Siwalik region.
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TY - CONF AU - Kiran Aftab AU - Muhammad Akbar Khan AU - Sumera Afsheen AU - Mubashar Hussain AU - Areej Arif PY - 2022 DA - 2022/05/02 TI - Miocene Giraffids (Giraffidae; Mammalia) from the Lower Siwalik of Pakistan BT - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Biological Science (ICBS 2021) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 350 EP - 356 SN - 2468-5747 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/absr.k.220406.050 DO - 10.2991/absr.k.220406.050 ID - Aftab2022 ER -