Lower Dentition of Dorcatherium majus (Tragulidae, Mammalia) in the Lower and Middle Siwaliks (Miocene) of Pakistan

Authors : Umar FAROOQ, Muhammad Akbar KHAN, Muhammad AKHTAR, Abdul Majid KHAN

Pages : 91-98

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Dorcatherium majus is one of the 4 Asian species of Dorcatherium found in the Siwaliks of Pakistan. Many fossiliferous sites in the Lower and Middle Siwaliks of Pakistan insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Middle and Late Miocene); were visited in the last 14 years and many specimens of D. majus were found. Some specimens are well preserved and some are in a poor state of preservation. Among the collected specimens, 8 were included in this study due to their good preservation. All the selected specimens belong to the lower dentition of D. majus and document intraspecific size variation.
Keywords : Tragulidae, Dorcatherium majus, Siwaliks, Miocene, lower dentition