New remains of the baluchithere Paraceratherium bugtiense from the Late/latest Oligocene of the Bugti hills, Balochistan, Pakistan

Pierre-Olivier Antoine (1, 2) , S M Ibrahim Shah , Iqbal U Cheema , Jean-Yves Crochet (1) , Dario De Franceschi , Laurent Marivaux (3) , Grégoire Métais (4) , Jean-Loup Welcomme (1)

1 UMR ISEM - Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier
2 LMTG - Laboratoire des Mécanismes et Transfert en Géologie
3 UMR CNRS 5554 - Laboratoire de Paléontologie-Paléobiologie-Phylogénie
4 Paléobiodiversité et paléoenvironnements

New dental and postcranial remains referred to the giant rhinocerotoid Paraceratherium bugtiense are described, originating from its type locality (Lundo Chur), in eastern Balochistan (Pakistan). Probable sexual dimorphism is revealed on the lower incisors. The manus was tridactyl, with a reduced fifth metacarpal. The stratigraphic range of both P. bugtiense and the amynodontid Cadurcotherium indicum extends from the Early Early Oligocene to the Late/latest Oligocene in the Bugti Hills.

Mots clés: Rhinocerotoidea; Paraceratherium; Cadurcotherium; Rhinocerotoidea; Late Oligocene; Lundo Chur J2; Bugti hills; Pakistan

Domaines: Paléontologie

Pierre-Olivier Antoine, S M Ibrahim Shah, Iqbal U Cheema, Jean-Yves Crochet, Dario De Franceschi, et al.. New remains of the baluchithere Paraceratherium bugtiense from the Late/latest Oligocene of the Bugti hills, Balochistan, Pakistan. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 2004, 24, pp.71 - 77. ⟨10.1016/j.jaes.2003.09.005⟩. ⟨hal-03450431⟩