Draft:Tatrot Formation

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
Tatrot Formation (India) Tatrot Formation (Pakistan)

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]

Paleobiota

Mammals:

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

Rodents from the Tatrot formation
Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
Palaeomys[1]	sp.				A castorid.
Miorhizomys[1]	M. pilgrimi				A rhizomyine spalacid.
Rhizomyides[1]	R. saketiensis				A rhizomyine spalacids.
	R. punjabiensis
	R. sivalensis
Mus[1]	M. flynni				A murine murid.
	M. jacobsi
Hadromys[1]	H. primitivus				A murine murid.
	H. moginandensis
Cremnomys[1]	cf. C. cutchicus				A murine murid.
Bandicota[1]	B. sivalensis				A murine murid.
Parapelomys[1]	P. robertsi				A murine murid.
	cf. P. robertsi
Golunda[1]	G. tatroticus				A murine murid.
Dilatomys[1]	D. moginandensis				A murine murid.
Protatera[1]	cf. P. kabulense				A gerbilline murid.
Abudhabia[1]	cf. A. kabulense				A gerbilline murid.

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

Proboscideans

Proboscideans from the Tatrot formation
Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
Anancus[1]	A. khetpuraliensis				A gomphothere.
Stegodon[1]	S. bombifrons				A Stegodontidae.

Feliforms from the Tatrot formation
Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
Saketoteron[1]	S. tatroinse	Saketi Village		Partial Mandibular Ramus.	A nimravinae nimravid.
Metailurus[2]	cf. M. hengduanshanensis				A machairodontine felid.
Lycyaena[2]	cf. L. dubia				A hyaenid.

Caniforms from the Tatrot formation
Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
Amblonyx[2]	A. barryi				A lutrine mustelid.
Enhydriodon[2]	E. falconeri				A lutrine mustelid.

References

1. "Tatrot Formation". indplex.geolex.org. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
2. https://doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2022.2138376