Fundstelle Vastan Lignite Mine, Indien - Evolution der Primaten - biologie-seite.de

Darwinius masillae (Bild: Jens L. Franzen)

Vastan Lignite Mine, Indien

Fundort:	Vastan Lignite Mine, Indien, Gujarat, Indien
Taxon:	Vastanomys gracilis aus der Familie Omomyidae
Fossilien und Beschreibung der Fundstelle:
Macrofossils,mesofossils, Age based on Nummulites burdigalensis, which implies Shallow Benthic Zone 10 according to Bajpai et al, and SBZ 10-11 according to Rose et al. most small and large mammals are from two different, immediately superposed beds above Lignite 2 and at the base of the estuarine cycle 1, low in the section, but additional mammals are from supratidal deposits well above the highest lignite at the top of cycle 6 (Rose et al. 2009), Alternate dark grey carb. shale & greenish black shale/marl or (according to Rose et al. 2006) "dark, organic-rich, clayey silt at the contact between a marine shelly layer, containing shark and fish remains, and a continental clay layer" or (according to Rose et al. 2009) "smaller terrestrial vertebrates... come from a thin lens (<0.5 m thick) of dark, clayey silt and shale with abundant plant matter... Approximately 1-2 m higher is a dark clay zone that has produced larger mammals"
Geschätztes Alter der Fundstelle:	zwischen 47,8 und 56, Millionen Jahre aus der Cambay Shale Formation in Indien
Geologie, Sratigraphie	Ypresian / Ypresian / Cambay Shale
Koordinaten:	21° 23 ' 50 '' N, 73° 4 ' 46 '' O
Die Daten sowie die folgende Systematik stammen aus der Paleobiology Database, Lizenz

Literatur S. Bajpai, V. V. Kapur, J. G. M. Thewissen, D. P. Das, B. N. Tiwari, R. Sharma, N. Saravanan 2005, Early Eocene primates from Vastan Lignite Mine, Gujarat, western India. Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India. 50:2, p. 43 - 54
Systematik Omomyoidea †Omomyidae †Tarkadectinae †Tarkops †Tarkops mckennai †Tarka †Tarka stylifera †Tarkadectes †Tarkadectes montanensis †Microchoerinae †Anaptomorphinae †Aycrossia †Aycrossia lovei †Gazinius †Gazinius amplus †Gazinius bowni †Yaquius †Yaquius travisi †Omomyinae †Washakiini †Dyseolemur †Dyseolemur pacificus †Washakius †Washakius insignis †Washakius woodringi †Washakius izetti †Shoshonius †Shoshonius bowni †Shoshonius cooperi †Loveina †Loveina sheai †Loveina wapitiensis †Loveina zephyri †Loveina minuta †Loveina hemphilli †Brontomomys †Brontomomys cerutti †Chipetaia †Chipetaia lamporea †Omomyini †Steinius †Steinius annectens †Steinius vespertinus †Omomys †Omomys carteri †Omomys pucillus †Euryacodon lepidus †Omomys lloydi †Omomyina †Saskomomys †Saskomomys lindsayorum †Chumashius †Chumashius balchi †Ekwiiyemakius †Ekwiiyemakius walshi †Ourayiini †Ourayia †Ourayia uintensis †Ourayia hopsoni †Mytoniina †Ageitodendron †Ageitodendron matthewi †Uintaniini †Uintanius †Uintanius ameghini †Uintanius rutherfurdi †Jemezius †Jemezius szalayi †Asiomomys †Asiomomys changbaicus †Gunnelltarsius †Gunnelltarsius randalli †Rooneyiini †Macrotarsiini †Macrotarsius †Macrotarsius roederi †Macrotarsius jepseni †Macrotarsius macrorhysis †Macrotarsius siegerti †Macrotarsius montanus †Hemiacodon †Hemiacodon engardae †Hemiacodon pygmaeus †Hemiacodon casamissus †Hemiacodon gracilis †Nesomomys †Nesomomys bunodens †Utahiini †Stockia †Stockia powayensis †Utahia †Utahia carina †Utahia kayi †Diablomomys †Diablomomys dalquesti †Vastanomys †Vastanomys gracilis †Vastanomys major †Baataromomys †Baataromomys ulaanus †Strigorhysis †Strigorhysis rugosus †Strigorhysis bridgerensis †Strigorhysis huerfanensis †Kohatius †Kohatius coppensi †Teilhardina †Teilhardina tenuicula †Teilhardina americana †Teilhardina demissa †Teilhardina crassidens †Teilhardina brandti †Teilhardina magnoliana †Teilhardina belgica †Teilhardina asiatica †Teilhardina gingerichi