The Tatrot Formation is a geological formation in Siwalik Hills of Northern India and Pakistan that date back to Late Miocene to Pliocene epochs.
Fossil content
Mammals
Eulipotypas Eulipotyphlas from the Tatrot FormationGenusSpeciesLocationStratigraphic positionMaterialNotesImageSuncuscf. S. murinusSaketi BedsA crocidurine soricid.
Rodents Rodents from the Tatrot FormationGenusSpeciesLocationStratigraphic positionMaterialNotesImagePalaeomyssp.Saketi BedsA castorid.MiorhizomysM. pilgrimiSaketi BedsA rhizomyine spalacid.RhizomyidesR. saketiensisSaketi BedsA rhizomyine spalacids.R. punjabiensisR. sivalensisMusM. flynniSaketi BedsA murine murid.M. jacobsiHadromysH. primitivusSaketi BedsA murine murid.H. moginandensisCremnomyscf. C. cutchicusSaketi BedsA murine murid.BandicotaB. sivalensisSaketi BedA murine murid.ParapelomysP. robertsiSaketi BedsA murine murid.cf. P. robertsiGolundaG. tatroticusSaketi BedsA murine murid.DilatomysD. moginandensisSaketi BedsA murine murid.Protateracf. P. kabulenseSaketi BedsA gerbilline murid.Abudhabiacf. A. kabulenseSaketi BedsA gerbilline murid.
Lagomorphs Lagomorphs from the Tatrot FormationGenusSpeciesLocationStratigraphic positionMaterialNotesImagePliosiwalagusP. whiteiSaketi BedsA Leporid.
Proboscideans Proboscideans from the Tatrot FormationGenusSpeciesLocationStratigraphic positionMaterialNotesImagePentalophodonP. khetpuraliensisSaketi BedsA gomphothere.AnancusA.? perimensisSaketi BedsA elephantoid proboscidean.A. sivalensisStegodonS. bombifronsTatrot BedsA stegodontid proboscidean.S. insignisS. sp.Saketi BedsElephasE. planifronsSaketi bedsA elephantid proboscidean.
Feliforms Feliforms from the Tatrot FormationGenusSpeciesLocationStratigraphic positionMaterialNotesImageSaketoteronS. tatroinseSaketi BedsPartial Mandibular Ramus.A nimravine nimravid.Metailuruscf. M. hengduanshanensisTatrot BedsA machairodontine felid.Lycyaenacf. L. dubiaTatrot BedsA hyaenid.
Caniforms Caniforms from the Tatrot FormationGenusSpeciesLocationStratigraphic positionMaterialNotesImageAmblonyxA. barryiTatrot BedsA lutrine mustelid.EnhydriodonE. falconeriTatrot Beds, Saketi BedsA enhydriodontin lutrine.
Perissodactyls Perissodactyls from the Tatrot FormationGenusSpeciesLocationStratigraphic positionMaterialNotesImageSubchilotheriumS. intermediumSaketi BedsAn aceratheriine rhinocerotid.HipparionH. antilopinumSaketi BedsAn hipparionin equine.CormohipparionC. theobaldiSaketi BedsAn hipparionin equine.
Artiodactyls Artiodactyls from the Tatrot FormationGenusSpeciesLocationStratigraphic positionMaterialNotesImageAntilopeA. intermediaTatrot BedsAn antilopin antilopine.MerycopotamusM. dissimilisSaketi BedsA bothriodontine anthracotheriid.HippohyusH. tatrotiSaketi BedsA hyppohyn suine.ProamphibosP. kashmiricusSaketi Beds, Tatrot BedsA bovin bovine.ProbisonP. dehumiSaketi BedsA bovin bovine.CamelusC. sivalensisSaketi beds"partial mandibular ramus".A camelin cameline. May only be restricted to Pinjor Formation.BoviniindetSaketi bedsA bovin bovine.SivatheriumS. giganteumSaketi bedsA sivatheriin giraffid.PotamochoerusP. spSaketi bedsA suin suid.LeptobosL. falconeriSaketi bedsA bovin bovine.HexaprotodonH. sivalensisSaketi bedsA hippopotamid.
Reptiles
Crocodilians Crocodilians from the Tatrot FormationGenusSpeciesLocationStratigraphic positionMaterialNotesImagecf. Rhamphosuchuscf. R. sp.Saketi BedsA gavialine gavialid.GavialisG. leptodusSaketi Beds A gavialine gavialid.
Turtles Turtles from the Tatrot FormationGenusSpeciesLocationStratigraphic positionMaterialNotesImagePangshuraP. tatrotiaTatrot BedsA geoemydine geoemydid.
Birds Birds from the Tatrot FormationGenusSpeciesLocationStratigraphic positionMaterialNotesImagePelecanusP. sivalensisSaketi bedsTarsometatarsusA pelecanid.AnhingaA. sp.Saketi bedsLeft TarsometatarsusA anhingid
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