Tatrot Formation
Geological formation
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The Tatrot Formation is a geological formation in Siwalik Hills of Northern India and Pakistan that date back to Late Miocene to Pliocene epochs.[1]
| Tatrot Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Miocene to Pliocene | |
| Type | Geologic formation |
| Underlies | Pinjor Formation |
| Overlies | Dhok Pathan Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Mudstone |
| Location | |
| Region | Siwalik Hills |
| Country | Pakistan, India |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Tatrot Village, Pakistan |
 Saketi Beds Tatrot Formation (India)  Tatrot BedsTatrot Formation (Pakistan) | |
Fossil content
Color key
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
Mammals
Eulipotypas
| Eulipotyphlas from the Tatrot Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Image |
| Suncus[1] | cf. S. murinus | Saketi Beds | A crocidurine soricid. | |||
Rodents
| Rodents from the Tatrot Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Image |
| Palaeomys[1] | sp. | Saketi Beds | A castorid. | |||
| Miorhizomys[1] | M. pilgrimi | Saketi Beds | A rhizomyine spalacid. | |||
| Rhizomyides[1] | R. saketiensis | Saketi Beds | A rhizomyine spalacids. | |||
| R. punjabiensis | ||||||
| R. sivalensis | ||||||
| Mus[1] | M. flynni | Saketi Beds | A murine murid. | |||
| M. jacobsi | ||||||
| Hadromys[1] | H. primitivus | Saketi Beds | A murine murid. | |||
| H. moginandensis | ||||||
| Cremnomys[1] | cf. C. cutchicus | Saketi Beds | A murine murid. | |||
| Bandicota[1] | B. sivalensis | Saketi Bed | A murine murid. | |||
| Parapelomys[1] | P. robertsi | Saketi Beds | A murine murid. | |||
| cf. P. robertsi | ||||||
| Golunda[1] | G. tatroticus | Saketi Beds | A murine murid. | |||
| Dilatomys[1] | D. moginandensis | Saketi Beds | A murine murid. | |||
| Protatera[1] | cf. P. kabulense | Saketi Beds | A gerbilline murid. | |||
| Abudhabia[1] | cf. A. kabulense | Saketi Beds | A gerbilline murid. | |||
Lagomorphs
| Lagomorphs from the Tatrot Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Image |
| Pliosiwalagus[1] | P. whitei | Saketi Beds | A Leporid. | |||
Proboscideans
| Proboscideans from the Tatrot Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Image |
| Pentalophodon[1] | P. khetpuraliensis | Saketi Beds | A gomphothere. | |||
| Anancus | A.? perimensis | Saketi Beds | A elephantoid proboscidean. | |||
| A. sivalensis[2] | ||||||
| Stegodon[1] | S. bombifrons | Tatrot Beds | A stegodontid proboscidean. | |||
| S. insignis[3] | ||||||
| S. sp.[4] | Saketi Beds | |||||
| Elephas[3] | E. planifrons | Saketi beds | A elephantid proboscidean. | |||
Feliforms
| Feliforms from the Tatrot Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Image |
| Saketoteron[1] | S. tatroinse | Saketi Beds | Partial Mandibular Ramus. | A nimravine nimravid. | ||
| Metailurus[5] | cf. M. hengduanshanensis | Tatrot Beds | A machairodontine felid. | |||
| Lycyaena[5] | cf. L. dubia | Tatrot Beds | A hyaenid. | |||
Caniforms
| Caniforms from the Tatrot Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Image |
| Amblonyx[5] | A. barryi | Tatrot Beds | A lutrine mustelid. | |||
| Enhydriodon[5] | E. falconeri | Tatrot Beds, Saketi Beds | A enhydriodontin lutrine. | |||
Perissodactyls
| Perissodactyls from the Tatrot Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Image |
| Subchilotherium[1] | S. intermedium | Saketi Beds | An aceratheriine rhinocerotid. | |||
| Hipparion[1] | H. antilopinum | Saketi Beds | An hipparionin equine. | |||
| Cormohipparion[1] | C. theobaldi | Saketi Beds | An hipparionin equine. | |||
Artiodactyls
| Artiodactyls from the Tatrot Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Image |
| Antilope[6] | A. intermedia | Tatrot Beds | An antilopin antilopine. | |||
| Merycopotamus[1] | M. dissimilis | Saketi Beds | A bothriodontine anthracotheriid. | |||
| Hippohyus[1] | H. tatroti | Saketi Beds | A hyppohyn suine. | |||
| Proamphibos[1] | P. kashmiricus | Saketi Beds, Tatrot Beds | A bovin bovine. | |||
| Probison[1] | P. dehumi | Saketi Beds | A bovin bovine. | |||
| Camelus | C. sivalensis[7] | Saketi beds | "partial mandibular ramus". | A camelin cameline. May only be restricted to Pinjor Formation.[3] | ||
| Bovini[3] | indet | Saketi beds | A bovin bovine. | |||
| Sivatherium[3] | S. giganteum | Saketi beds | A sivatheriin giraffid. | |||
| Potamochoerus[3] | P. sp | Saketi beds | A suin suid. | |||
| Leptobos[3] | L. falconeri | Saketi beds | A bovin bovine. | |||
| Hexaprotodon[3] | H. sivalensis | Saketi beds | A hippopotamid. | |||
Reptiles
Crocodilians
| Crocodilians from the Tatrot Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Image |
| Rhamphosuchus | R. crassidens | Saketi Beds | A gavialine gavialid. | |||
| Gavialis[8] | G. leptodus | Saketi Beds | A gavialine gavialid. | |||
Turtles
| Turtles from the Tatrot Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Image |
| Pangshura[9] | P. tatrotia | Tatrot Beds | A geoemydine geoemydid. | |||
