Fauna Antiqua Sivalensis (English spelling)

Japanese: 《Fauna Antiqua Sivalensis》(英語表記)FaunaAntiquaSivalensis
Fauna Antiqua Sivalensis (English spelling)

...The Siwalik Group, which forms the main part of this hill range, is divided into three parts, from oldest to newest: Lower (Kamlial, Chinji), Middle (Nagri, Dok Patan), and Upper (Tatrot, Pinjore, Boulder Conglomerate).
[Siwalik Fauna]
This is the name given to the terrestrial vertebrate fossils found in the Siwalik Group, which became known worldwide in 1846-49 when British scientists H. Falconer and PT Cautley introduced the abundant proboscidean and artiodactyl fossils in their magnum opus Fauna Antiqua Sivalensis. In recent years, it has attracted attention for containing primate fossils such as Ramapithecus, Sivapithecus, and Gigantopithecus, which are closely related to the origin of mankind.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Fauna Antiqua Sivalensis" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この丘陵の主部をつくるシワリク層群の地層は古い方から下部(カムリアル,チンジ),中部(ナグリ,ドーク・パタン),上部(タトロット,ピンジョール,ボールダー・コングロメレート)に分けられる。
[シワリク動物群]
 シワリク層群から産出する陸生の化石脊椎動物群をこう呼ぶが,1846‐49年に,イギリス人のファルコナーH.FalconerとコートリーP.T.Cautleyが大著《Fauna Antiqua Sivalensis》で豊富な長鼻類,偶蹄類などの化石を紹介して世界的に知られるようになった。近年では,人類の起源に関係の深いラマピテクス,シバピテクス,ギガントピテクスなどの霊長類化石が含まれていることで注目されている。…

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