Tapar locality
| Tapar locality | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Miocene, | |
| Location | |
| Region | Kutch District |
| Country | India |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Tapar Dam |
  Tapar locality (India) | |
The Tapar locality is a Late Miocene(Tortonian) pseudoconglomerate bed located in Kutch district of India, that is closely associated with Sandhan Formation. This bed is located next to Tapar Dam, and 8 km northeast of Community Health Center Dudhai. This bed has reports of several mammalian fossils that have correlation with Nagri Formation of Siwalik hills.[1]
Paleobiota
Rodents
| Rodents of the Tapar locality | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Materials | Notes | Image |
| Progonomys | P. morganae | A murid. | ||
| P. prasadi | ||||
| Dakkamys | D. asiaticus | A murid. | ||
| Myocricetodon | M. gujaratensis | A murid. | ||
| Democricetodon | D. fejfari | A cricetid. | ||
| Kanisamys | K. kutchensis | A spalacid. | ||
| Sayimys | S. sivalensis | A ctenodactylid. | ||
| Tamias | T. sp. | A sciurid. | ||
| T. urialis | ||||
| T. gilaharee | ||||
Soricomorphs
| Soricomorphs of the Tapar locality | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Materials | Notes | Image |
| Suncus | S. honeyi | A soricid. | ||
| cf. Crocidura | cf. C. sp. | A soricid. | ||
Chiroptera
| Chiropterans of the Tapar locality | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Materials | Notes | Image |
| Nycticeinops | N. kutchensis | A vespertilionid chiropteran. | ||
Primates
| Primates of the Tapar locality | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Materials | Notes | Image | |
| Sivapithecus | S. sp. | A partial maxilla. | A pongine primate. | ||
Proboscideans
| Proboscideans of the Tapar locality | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Materials | Notes | Image |
| cf. Zygolophodon | cf. Z. sp. | A mammutid proboscidean. | ||
| Deinotherium | D. indicum | A deinotheriid proboscidean. | ||
Perissodactylas
Equids
| Equids of the Tapar locality | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Materials | Notes | Image |
| Sivalhippus | cf. S. nagriensis | An equid. | ||
| Hipparionini | indet | An indeterminate equid. | ||
Rhinocerotids
| Rhinocerotids of the Tapar locality | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Materials | Notes | Image |
| Gaindatherium | G. vidali | A rhinocerotid | ||
| Brachypotherium | B. perimense | An aceratheriine rhinocerotid. | ||
Artiodactylas
Tragulids
| Tragulids of the Tapar locality | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Materials | Notes | Image |
| Dorcatherium | D. majus | A tragulid. | ||
| D. minus | ||||
Suids
| Suids of the Tapar locality | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Materials | Notes | Image |
| Hippopotamodon | cf. H. major | A suid. | ||
| Kachchhchoerus | K. salinus | A suid. | ||
Bovids
| Bovids of the Tapar locality | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Materials | Notes | Image |
| cf. Protragocerus | cf. P. sp. | A tragoportacin bovid. | ||
| cf. Gazella | cf. G. sp. | An antilopin bovid | ||
Giraffids
| Giraffids of the Tapar locality | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Materials | Notes | Image |
| Vishnutherium | V. priscillum | A giraffid, includes Giraffa priscilla. | ||
Carnivorans
| Amphicyonids of the Tapar locality | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Materials | Notes | Image |
| Amphicyonidae | indet | An indeterminate amphicyonid. | ||
Squamates
| Squamates of the Tapar locality | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Materials | Notes | Image |
| Colubrinae[2] | indet. | Single vertebra. | A colubrine colubrid. | |
| Scincidae[3] | indet. | 5 right dentaries. | A scincid. | |
| Agamidae[3] | indet. | Two fragments of Jaws. | A agamid. | |
References
- ↑ Choudhary, D.; Singh, M. P.; Sharma, K. M.; Patnaik, R.; Singh, N. A.; Kumar, R.; Jukar, A. M. (2026). "Additional mammalian record from the Miocene (Tortonian; ~10 Ma) locality of Tapar, Kutch Region, Gujarat State, western India: Biochronological and palaeoecological significance". The Anatomical Record. doi:10.1002/ar.70275. PMID 42400124.
- ↑ Singh, N. A.; Sharma, K. M.; Patnaik, R.; Singh, Y. P.; Chaudhary, D. (2021). "A colubrid snake from the late Miocene of Kutch, Gujarat, India". Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India. 66 (2): 381–387. doi:10.1177/0971102320210221.
- 1 2 Čerňanský, A.; Singh, N. P.; Patnaik, R.; Sharma, K. M.; Tiwari, R. P.; Sehgal, R. K.; Singh, N. A.; Choudhary, D. (2021). "The Miocene fossil lizards from Kutch (Gujarat), India: a rare window to the past diversity of this subcontinent". Journal of Paleontology. 96 (1): 213–223. doi:10.1017/jpa.2021.85.
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