Siwalik Group

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:ageRange approximately 18 million to 0.5 million years ago
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:stone
conglomerate
mudstone
gptkbp:containsFossilsOf gptkb:fish
mammals
plants
turtles
crocodiles
gptkbp:dividedInto Lower Siwalik
Middle Siwalik
Upper Siwalik
gptkbp:extendsTo gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkb:Bhutan
gptkb:India
gptkb:Nepal
gptkb:Pakistan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siwalik Group
gptkbp:importantFor vertebrate paleontology
gptkbp:locatedIn Indian subcontinent
gptkbp:location Siwalik Hills, India
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Siwalik_Hills
gptkbp:overlies Subathu Formation
gptkbp:partOf Himalayan foreland basin
gptkbp:period gptkb:Miocene
gptkb:Pliocene
gptkb:Pleistocene
gptkbp:thickness up to 6000 meters
gptkbp:underlies Recent alluvium
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Himalayan_Foreland_Basin
gptkb:Siwalik_Hills
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7