An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c20.s1.t3.3
An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c20.s1.t3.3
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The BELAN and the Seoti are the two main rivers in Dt Allahabad which have preserved good faunal remains of the Quaternary period. The fauna collected include *Equus* sp., *Equus onager khur*, *Bos* sp., *Bubalus* *sp.*, *Gazella* sp., *Antilope* sp. *Cervus* sp., *Elephas* sp., *Gavialis* sp. and *Trionyx* sp. The fossils are concentrated in the two lower units, viz., boulder clays and gravel sands, without any apparent difference in the faunal assemblages in the two units.