Tatrot Formation

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]

OverliesDhok Pathan Formation

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Tatrot Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Miocene to Pliocene 5.5–2.58 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
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 Beds Tatrot Formation (Pakistan)

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Paleobiota

More information Eulipotyphlas from the Tatrot formation, Genus ...

Eulipotyphlas from the Tatrot formation
Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
Suncus^[1]	cf. S. murinus	Saketi Beds			A crocidurine soricid.

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More information Rodents from the Tatrot formation, Genus ...

Rodents from the Tatrot formation
Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
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.
Mus^[1]	M. jacobsi	Saketi Beds			A murine murid.
Hadromys^[1]	H. primitivus	Saketi Beds			A murine murid.
Hadromys^[1]	H. moginandensis	Saketi Beds			A murine murid.
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.
Parapelomys^[1]	cf. P. robertsi	Saketi Beds			A murine murid.
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.

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More information Lagomorphs from the Tatrot formation, Genus ...

Lagomorphs from the Tatrot formation
Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
Pliosiwalagus^[1]	P. whitei	Saketi Beds			A Leporid.

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More information Proboscideans from the Tatrot formation, Genus ...

Proboscideans from the Tatrot formation
Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
Pentalophodon^[1]	P. khetpuraliensis	Saketi Beds			A gomphothere.
Anancus	A.? perimensis	Saketi Beds			A gomphothere.
Anancus	A. sivalensis^[2]	Saketi Beds			A gomphothere.
Stegodon^[1]	S. bombifrons	Tatrot Beds			A Stegodontidae.
Stegodon^[1]	S. sp.^[3]	Saketi Beds			A Stegodontidae.

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More information Feliforms from the Tatrot formation, Genus ...

Feliforms from the Tatrot formation
Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
Saketoteron^[1]	S. tatroinse	Saketi Beds		Partial Mandibular Ramus.	A nimravinae nimravid.
Metailurus^[4]	cf. M. hengduanshanensis	Tatrot Beds			A machairodontine felid.
Lycyaena^[4]	cf. L. dubia	Tatrot Beds			A hyaenid.

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More information Caniforms from the Tatrot formation, Genus ...

Caniforms from the Tatrot formation
Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
Amblonyx^[4]	A. barryi	Tatrot Beds			A lutrine mustelid.
Enhydriodon^[4]	E. falconeri	Tatrot Beds, Saketi Beds			A lutrine mustelid.

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More information Perissodactylas from the Tatrot formation, Genus ...

Perissodactylas from the Tatrot formation
Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
Subchilotherium^[1]	S. intermedium	Saketi Beds			An aceratheriine rhinocerotid.
Hipparion^[1]	H. antilopinum	Saketi Beds			An equine equid.
Cormohipparion^[1]	C. theobaldi	Saketi Beds			An equine equid.

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More information Artiodactylas from the Tatrot formation, Genus ...

Artiodactylas from the Tatrot formation
Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
Antilope^[5]	A. intermedia	Tatrot Beds			An antilopine bovid.
Merycopotamus^[1]	M. dissimilis	Saketi Beds			A bothriodontine anthracotheriid.
Hippohyus^[1]	H. tatroti	Saketi Beds			A suid.
Proamphibos^[1]	P. kashmiricus	Saketi Beds, Tatrot Beds			A bovine bovid.
Probison^[1]	P. dehumi	Saketi Beds			A bovine bovid

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More information Crocodilian from the Tatrot formation, Genus ...

Crocodilian from the Tatrot formation
Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
Rhamphosuchus	R. crassidens	Saketi Beds			A gavialine crocodillian.
Gavialis^[6]	G. leptodus	Saketi Beds			A gavialine crocodilian.

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More information Turtles from the Tatrot formation, Genus ...

Turtles from the Tatrot formation
Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
Pangshura^[7]	P. tatrotia	Tatrot Beds			A geoemydine geoemydid.

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