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Report on Upper Palaeozoic fossils from the north-west portion of the Gilgit Agency, Pakistan

Created 16/10/2025

Updated 16/10/2025

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The fossils were collected by D.M. Traves, a member of a party of three Australian Geologists who visited Pakistan in 1951. Collections were made at the following localities: Darband Village, Sandhi Village, and Khaibar Village. A preliminary examination and report on the fossils has been made by Dr. M.H. Khan, Geologist of the Geological Survey of Pakistan. This report contains a description of these fossils and provides a comparison of the faunas found at these localities.

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Title Report on Upper Palaeozoic fossils from the north-west portion of the Gilgit Agency, Pakistan
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/0c386642-c1c6-42a7-9337-82f2c1ed52f6
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Reference Period 20/04/2018
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Report on Upper Palaeozoic fossils from the north-west portion of the Gilgit Agency, Pakistan". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/report-on-upper-palaeozoic-fossils-from-the-north-west-portion-of-the-gilgit-agency-pakistan