ammonites
Tiyon Dhoro Section Sample No. 9 (Eocene of Pakistan)

Where: Sindh, Pakistan (26.1° N, 67.8° E: paleocoordinates 1.9° N, 60.5° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Tiyon Formation, Ypresian (55.8 - 48.6 Ma)

• "Late Ypresian"

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; poorly lithified, gypsiferous, brown, calcareous shale

• "soft, crumbly... Shale calcareous and gypsiferous, greenish brown"

Size class: microfossils

Primary reference: R. A. Lashari, P. Usmani, M. A. Baryar and H. Naz. 2009. Distribution and affinities of the ostracod fauna of the Tiyon Formation (Middle Eocene) of Laki Range, Sindh. Sindh University Research Journal (Science Series) 41(1):41-46 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy] more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 94120: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 09.02.2010

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