%0 Journal Article %1 ahmad2014tragoportax %D 2014 %E Ahmad, Tauseef %J Reviews of Progress %K Dhok Fossils Pathan Siwaliks Tragoportax molars. %N 4 %T Tragoportax (mammalia, Bovidae) From The Dhok Pathan Formation Of The Middle Siwaliks, Northern Pakistan %U http://reviewsofprogress.org/UploadedArticle/101.pdf %V 2 %X Dhok pathan formation of Chakwal district, Punjab Pakistan is famous for the formation of new bovid remains of Tragoportax punjabicus. The recovered material consists of upper and lower dentition with isolated molars too. All the fossil remains has been described in detail to establish the Taxonomic Position of the specimen up to species level. Material is described fully in the thesis and measurements were also taken then compared with the previously described fossils of Tragoportax punjabicusto get a satisfactory conclusion. Abundance of boselaphines in Dhok Pathan Formation indicate that Siwaliks was inhabited by great variety of boselaphines and many new forms appeared in Miocene and diversified in the later epochs including the studied specie Tragoportax punjabicus .The collected fossils of boselaphine fauna greatly helps in the reconstruction of paleohabitat, paleoenvironment and other conditions of the ancient and extinct animals specially Tragoportax punjabicus in Dhok Pathan Formation of Middle Siwaliks. The collected fossils show similarity with the established diagnostic features of the genus Tragoportax and the species Tragoportax punjabicus was established due to most sibling similarities including description of theupper molars which arequadrate, moderately hypsodont, outer folds and ribs rather strong, median rib in posterior lobe is weaker than in anterior lobe, entostyles present in all the molars.

@article{ahmad2014tragoportax, abstract = {Dhok pathan formation of Chakwal district, Punjab Pakistan is famous for the formation of new bovid remains of Tragoportax punjabicus. The recovered material consists of upper and lower dentition with isolated molars too. All the fossil remains has been described in detail to establish the Taxonomic Position of the specimen up to species level. Material is described fully in the thesis and measurements were also taken then compared with the previously described fossils of Tragoportax punjabicusto get a satisfactory conclusion. Abundance of boselaphines in Dhok Pathan Formation indicate that Siwaliks was inhabited by great variety of boselaphines and many new forms appeared in Miocene and diversified in the later epochs including the studied specie Tragoportax punjabicus .The collected fossils of boselaphine fauna greatly helps in the reconstruction of paleohabitat, paleoenvironment and other conditions of the ancient and extinct animals specially Tragoportax punjabicus in Dhok Pathan Formation of Middle Siwaliks. The collected fossils show similarity with the established diagnostic features of the genus Tragoportax and the species Tragoportax punjabicus was established due to most sibling similarities including description of theupper molars which arequadrate, moderately hypsodont, outer folds and ribs rather strong, median rib in posterior lobe is weaker than in anterior lobe, entostyles present in all the molars. }, added-at = {2014-08-17T13:38:14.000+0200}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2d8211ddcc1fa7e8d1105ad1bbfcf3115/sciencejournal}, editor = {Ahmad, Tauseef}, interhash = {c2732b45995f0b8ccedb7ad33c921bb0}, intrahash = {d8211ddcc1fa7e8d1105ad1bbfcf3115}, journal = {Reviews of Progress }, keywords = {Dhok Fossils Pathan Siwaliks Tragoportax molars.}, month = may, number = 4, timestamp = {2014-08-17T13:38:14.000+0200}, title = {Tragoportax (mammalia, Bovidae) From The Dhok Pathan Formation Of The Middle Siwaliks, Northern Pakistan }, url = {http://reviewsofprogress.org/UploadedArticle/101.pdf}, volume = 2, year = 2014 }