Where: Punjab, Pakistan (33.7° N, 72.2° E: paleocoordinates 14.3° N, 68.3° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Kuldana Formation, Lutetian (48.6 - 40.4 Ma)
• upper Kuldana Formation and transitional beds to the Kohat Formation. Gingerich (2003) places this collection in the earliest Lutetian; early Lutetian
Environment/lithology: marine; green siltstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Collection methods: surface (in situ),
• H-GSP
Primary reference: J. G. M. Thewissen, S. T. Hussain, and M. Arif. 1994. Fossil evidence for the origin of aquatic locomotion in archaeocete whales. Science 263:210-212 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 45527: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 29.10.2004