Biostratigraphy of Nammal Gorge

Microfossils/Fossils present in Nammal Gorge:

Paleocene Rocks

Hangu Formation:

Corals, gastropods, bivalves

Operculina, cf. O. candalifera, O. subsalsa, Miscellanea miscella, Lockhartia haimei, L. conditi

and Lepidocyclina punjabensis. Epistominella dubia

Age: Early Paleocene

Lokhart Limestone:

Lockhartia conditi, Miscellanea miscella and Operculina patalensis,

L. conica, Daviesina khatiyahi, Rotalia trochidiformis, R. perovolis, Globorotalia uncinata,

Globigerina tringularis, Textularia smithvillensis, Triloculina trigonula, and Actinosiphon
puniabensis.

Valvulina triangularis, V. nammalensis, Clavulina parisiensis, Planorbulinella khairabadensis,

Pseudogloborotalia ranikotensis, P. paleocenica, P. khairabadensis, Ornatanomalina geei,
Operculina subsalsa, M. stampi, Lockhartia haimei, L. tipperi, L. newboldi, Discocyclina
ranikotensis, Dictyoconoides flemengi. Fasciolites globosa, Assilina dandotica and Nummulites
nuttali.

Age: Late Paleocene

Pattala Formation:

Actinosiphon tibetica, Assilina dandotica, Daviesina intermedia, Discocyclina ranikotensis,

Kathina nammalensis, Lockhartia conditi, Nummulites globulus, Operculina canalifera, O.
patalensis, Glandulina laevigata, Cincoriala cvoidea, C. patalaensis, Cycloloculina glabra,
Globigerina linaperta, Valvulineria patalaensis, Globigerina primitiva, Triloculina trigonula,
Rotalia Trochidiformis and Miscellanea prehaimei.

Age: Late Paelocene to Early Eocene

Cretaceous Rocks

Chichali Formation:

Ammonoids including Aspidoceras (Aspidocera), A.(Pseudowaagenia), Physodoceras

(Simasspidoceras) sp., Katroliceras cf. pottingeri, Pachsyphinctes robustus, Hibolithes, and
Belemnopsis gerardi, Subthurmannia, Protacanthodiscus, Berriasella, Spiticeras, Neolissoceras.

Cephalopods includes Gryphaea sp, rhynchonellid and terebratulid brachiopods, foraminifers

and vertebrate remains.

Aulacosphinoctoides sp, Virgatosphinctes, Hildoglochioceras, Proniceras indicum and

Provalanginites, Blanfordiceras, Pterolytoceras exoticum, Spiticeras multiforme and
Protacanthodiscus. Prottcanthodiscus, Subthurmannia (abundant), Neocosmoceras, Neocomites,
Kilianella, Neohoploceras, Olcostephanus (Olcostephanus), O. (Rogersites), Distoloceras,
Lyticoceras and Leopoldia.

Age: Late Jurassic

Samana Suk Formation:

Brachiopods, Bivalves ( Homomya sp, pecten sp; Arctostrea sp. and Tellurimya tellaris) ,
Gastropods, Ammonoids, and Crinoids.

Ammonoids includes Reineckeia (R).spp., including R. (R), ancepts, Choffatia sp. (C.aff.cobra),
Obtusicostites spp., O. buckmani, Hubertoceras sp., indet and Kinkeliniceras sp.

Age: Middle Jurassic

Shinawari Formation:

Spiriferina sp., Velata velata, Pecten sp, Lima ( Plagiostema ) gigantee, bivalves, brachiopods,
coral and Gastropods.

Age: Early to Middle Jurassic.

Datta Formation:

No diagnostic fossils have been reported.

Age: Early Jurassic

Eocene Rock

Nammal Formation:

Nummulites atacicus, N. lahirii, N. irregularis, Assilina granulosa, A. laminosa, A. spinosa,

Lockhartia tipperi, L. hunti, L. conditi, Operculina nummulitoides, Discocyclina ranikotensis ,
Fasciolites oblogna, Textularia crookshanki, Quinqueloculina gapperi, Alabamina wilcoxensis,
Loxostomum applinae, Dentalina plummerae, Gumbelina trinitatensis, Coleites reticulosus,
Globorotalia velascoensis, Globigerina linaperia

Age: Early Eocene

Sakesar Lime Stone:

Assilina leymeriei, A. laminosa, Fasclolites oblonga, Flosculina globosa, Lockhartia conditii, L.

hunti, Operculina nummulitoides, Orbitolites complanatus, Sakesoria cotteri and Rotalia
trochidiformis.

Age: Early Eocene.

Triassic Rocks

Mianwali Formation:

Ammonoids (Owenites) associated with Anakashmirites, Meekoceras.

Ammonoids include Ambites, Proptychites, Koninckites, Gyronites, Prionolobus, Kymatites,

Kingites and Paranorites.

Pectinids (Pecten discites), Ostracodes and Conodonts. Pseudomonotis sp., Nucula sp.,
Rhynchonella sp. and Bellerophon (Stachella) sp.

Age: Early Triassic

Tredian Formation:

Plant microfossils: Lower member contains acritarchs and Khatkiara member contains
Spores,pollen grains and wood fragments.

Calamospora landiana, Falcisporites stabilis,Platysaccus queenslandi.

Age: Middle Triassic

Kingriali Formation:

Brachiopods, Bivalves and Crinoidal remains have been reported.

Age: Late Triassic

Permian Rocks

Chhidru Formation:

Brachiopods: Aulosteges sp., Callispirina sp., Chonetella sp., Cleiothyridina cf. C. capillata,
Derbyiacf. D. plicatella Dielasmatids sp., Enteletes sp., Hemiptychina sp., Hestedia sp.,
Kiangsiella sp., Linoproductus sp., Lyttonia sp., Martinia sp., Neospirifer sp., Orthotichia sp.,
Richthofenia sp., Spiriferella sp., Spirigerella sp., Waagenoconcha sp., and Whitspakia sp.

Ammonoids: Stacheoceras antiquum, Cyclolobus oldhami, Eumedlicottia primas, Episageceras

wynnei, Xenodiscus carbonarius, X. plicatus.

Bellerophontids and Plagioglypta, a scaphopoda.

Age: Late Permian

Wargal Formation:

Bryozoans, Brachiopods, Biavalves, Gastropods, Nautiliods, Ammonoids, Trilobites and

Crinoids. Pollen and spores, Ostracodes and conodonts are also reported in the formation.

Brachiopods species are: Enteletes, Derbyia, Waagenoconcha, Richthofenia , Oldhaminia,

Linoproductus, Spirigerella.

Age: Early to Late Permian