Bramatherium (Artiodactyla, Ruminantia, Giraffidae) from the Middle Siwaliks of Hasnot, Pakistan: biostratigraphy and palaeoecology

Authors

MUHAMMAD AKBAR KHAN
MUHAMMAD AKHTAR
AMMARA IRUM

DOI

10.3906/yer-1112-11

Abstract

We describe here new remains of the giraffid Bramatherium, from the late Miocene-early Pliocene of Hasnot, northern Pakistan. The fossil giraffid material from Hasnot represents 2 taxa of Bramatherium, B. megacephalum and B. grande. The Hasnot locality is characterised by high proportions of ruminants, namely Boselaphini, Antilopini, Sivatheriinae, Cervini, Dorcatherium, and Dorcabune. The Hasnot fossil ruminant assemblage is fairly typical for the Siwalik province and comparisons with the Greco-Iranian-Afghan and African palaeobiological provinces indicate a late Miocene-early Pliocene age. It is suggested that local Hasnot palaeoenvironments comprised wetlands to woodland biomes, perhaps devoid of expansive dense forests.

Keywords

Vertebrates, Mammalia, Artiodactyla, late Miocene, Siwaliks, Hasnot

First Page

308

Last Page

320

Recommended Citation

KHAN, MUHAMMAD AKBAR; AKHTAR, MUHAMMAD; and IRUM, AMMARA (2014) "Bramatherium (Artiodactyla, Ruminantia, Giraffidae) from the Middle Siwaliks of Hasnot, Pakistan: biostratigraphy and palaeoecology," Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences: Vol. 23: No. 3, Article 5. https://doi.org/10.3906/yer-1112-11
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/earth/vol23/iss3/5