The ostracod genus Paijenborchella and some of its species in the Early Tertiary of Pakistan
Keywords: Early Tertiary, ostracods, Paijenborchella, biostratigraphy, Pakistan
Abstract. Six species of the genus Paijenborchella are described. Five of these species are new, namely Paijenborchella (Eopaijenborchella) angulosa, P. (E.) viriosa, P. (E.) ventricaudata, P. (E.) noar and P. (Paijenborchella) inponticulata. The stratigraphic distribution of these species in the Early Tertiary of Pakistan is given; they range from the Lower Eocene to the Upper Eocene in the Sulaiman Range and one species occurs in the Upper Paleocene of the Sor Range.