Ramanagar, Indien


Fundort: Ramanagar, Indien, Jammu and Kashmir, Indien
Taxon: Sivapithecus indicus aus der Familie Hominidae
Fossilien und Beschreibung der Fundstelle:
Macrofossils, Outcrop sections observed near Ramanagar Township. about 11 - 13 Ma = MN 6 or 7 + 8 according to Vasishat et al. 1978 This formation is about 11.2 to 14.2 Ma in age (Barry et al., 2002)., Aranaceous units alternating with argillaceous units. Aranaceous units dominated by sandstones over siltstones: medium to coarse-grained, highly weathered, micaceous, moderately compact with high percentage of undigested rock particles. Dirty-green to gray. Argillaceous units are claystones with some shales: loose, and green to pink weathered.
Geschätztes Alter
der Fundstelle:
zwischen 11,608 und 15,97 Millionen Jahre aus der Chinji Formation in Indien
Geologie, Sratigraphie Langhian, Serravallian, Tortonian / Middle Miocene / Chinji
Koordinaten: 32° 48 ' 59 '' N, 75° 22 ' 0 '' O

Literatur

P. K. Basu 2004, Siwalik mammals of the Jammu Sub-Himalaya, India: an appraisal of their diversity and habitats.. Quaternary International. 117, p. 105 - 118

Systematik