New Fossil Reptile Records from the Siwalik of North India  

作　　者：A. C. Nanda H. H. Schleich B. S. Kotlia A. C. Nanda;H. H. Schleich;B. S. Kotlia(Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, India;Fuhlrott Museum & Research Institute, Wuppertal, Germany;Centre of Advanced Study in Geology, Kumaun University, Nainital, India)

机构地区：[1]Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, India [2]Fuhlrott Museum & Research Institute, Wuppertal, Germany [3]Centre of Advanced Study in Geology, Kumaun University, Nainital, India

出　　处：《Open Journal of Geology》2016年第8期673-691,共19页地质学期刊（英文）

摘　　要：From the Siwalik Group of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, new fossil reptile records are described. The Siwalik fauna from Haryana and Himachal is recorded from the pre-Pinjor and Pinjor beds (Upper Siwalik Subgroup: Pliocene—Lower Pleistocene). The reptile fauna includes Crocodylus aff. palustris, Gavialis cf. gangeticus, Rhamphosuchus crassidens, Batagur sp., Geoclemys hamiltoni and Hardella thurjii. The findings are significant as fossil reptiles from the Siwalik Group are scanty as compared to the richer mammalian fauna.From the Siwalik Group of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, new fossil reptile records are described. The Siwalik fauna from Haryana and Himachal is recorded from the pre-Pinjor and Pinjor beds (Upper Siwalik Subgroup: Pliocene—Lower Pleistocene). The reptile fauna includes Crocodylus aff. palustris, Gavialis cf. gangeticus, Rhamphosuchus crassidens, Batagur sp., Geoclemys hamiltoni and Hardella thurjii. The findings are significant as fossil reptiles from the Siwalik Group are scanty as compared to the richer mammalian fauna.

关 键 词：FOSSILS REPTILE Pinjor Formation Siwalik PLIOCENE-PLEISTOCENE North India 

分 类 号：P53[天文地球—古生物学与地层学]