New Collection of Fossil Remains of Hyotherium pilgrimi (Mammalia: Artiodactyla: Suidae), from Middle Miocene Rocks of Lower Siwaliks of Pakistan

ABSTRACT The middle Miocene rocks of the Chinji Formation, Siwaliks Hills, Pakistan are well known for their rich and diverse vertebrate fossil assemblages. Here new suid fossil remains of the extinct species Hyotherium pilgrimi described. The known stratigraphic range of Hyotherium is about 14 to 1...

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Published in:Pakistan journal of zoology 2021-02, Vol.53 (1), p.177
Main Authors: Aslam, Sadaf, Khan, Abdul Majid, Akhtar, Muhammad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Collections and collecting
Enamel
Endangered & extinct species
Extinct species
Extinction
Fossils
Miocene
Morphology
Paleontology
Premolars
Rocks
Stratigraphy
Vertebrates
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Summary:ABSTRACT The middle Miocene rocks of the Chinji Formation, Siwaliks Hills, Pakistan are well known for their rich and diverse vertebrate fossil assemblages. Here new suid fossil remains of the extinct species Hyotherium pilgrimi described. The known stratigraphic range of Hyotherium is about 14 to 11 million years. This species is closer to its smaller European relative H. soemmeringi. The studied material includes isolated premolars and molars. This paper provides new insights of morphology of an extinct species of the suid, Hyotherium pilgrimi.
ISSN:0030-9923
DOI:10.17582/journal.pjz/20190711060719