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Faunal Correlation of Middle Miocene Locality of Chabbar Syedan with Some Other Localities of Chinji Formation of Siwalik Group

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A detailed faunal comparison of the long-neglected locality, Chabbar Syedan, has been carried out, yielding 24 mammalian species in the recent expeditions. The collection was made based on lithological characters which indicated that the outcrops belong to the Chinji Formation of Siwalik Group. This faunal assemblage from Chabbar Syedan has been compared to the Chinji stratotype, Dhok Bun Ameer Khatoon, and Ramnagar, and the close faunal resemblance with them hinted that Chabbar Syedan is a middle Miocene fossil locality belonging to the Chinji Formation.

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    M. K. Nawaz & M. A. Khan

  2. Department of Zoology, University of Sialkot, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan

    S. G. Abbas

  3. Department of Zoology, University of Okara, 56300, Okara, Punjab, Pakistan

    M. A. Babar

  4. Department of Zoology, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Pakistan

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  5. Faculty of Agriculture Science, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

    M. Ali

  6. Zoology Department, University of Central Punjab, Khayaban-e-Jinnah, Johr Town, Lahore, Pakistan

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Nawaz, M.K., Abbas, S.G., Khan, M.A. et al. Faunal Correlation of Middle Miocene Locality of Chabbar Syedan with Some Other Localities of Chinji Formation of Siwalik Group. Paleontol. J. 57, 848–856 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0031030123070092

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