Fossil bovids from the late Miocene of Padri, Jhelum, Pakistan

Three bovid genera have been identified from the late Miocene of village Padri, district Jhelum, Punjab, Pakistan. These comprise cf. Selenoportax or Pachyportax, cf. Tragoportax, and cf. Gazella. This fauna seems to date from the early late Miocene which Would be the latter Vallesian or earliest Turolian of the European scale (108 Ma). The species in the collection are described, their significance assessed and the palaeoecology of the site is discussed.