The Shiwalik Group is well known for its wealth of vertebrate fauna, though they are confined to only certain horizons and only some of them are of biostratigraphic importance. Of added significance is the occurrence of hominoids in almost all the formations.

The following list of fauna is selected from among these reported forms the different formations

LOWER SHIWALIK
Carnivora: Amphicycon so., Viverrachinjiensis
Proboscidea: Deinotherium, Gomphotherium, Stegolophodon
Suidae: Listriodon, Conohyssp.
Anthracotheriidae: Hemimeryx, Telmatodon
Rhinocerotidae: Aceratherium, Cilotherium
Bovidae: Dorcadoxa
Rodentia: Rhizomys, Copemys
Primates: Sivapithecus, Sugrivapithecus

MIDDLE SHIWALIK
Carnivora: Sivanasua, Crocuta, Lycyaena
Proboscidea: Deinotherium
Equidae: Hipparionantelopinum
Suidae: Tetraconodon,Propotamocoerus sp.
Anthracotheriidae: Anthracodon, Anthracotherium
Rhinocerotidae: Brachypotherium, Gaindatherium
Giraffidae: Vishnuthrium, Girraffokeryx, Hydaspitherium
Bovidae: Gazella, Protragocerus
Rodentia: Rhizomys, Kanisamys
Primates: Ramapithecus

UPPER SHIWALIK
Carnivora: Crocuta, Agriotherium, Felis
Proboscidea: Trilophodon, Paratetralophodon, Stegodon
Equidae: Cormohipparion, Equussivalensis

Suidae: Hippohyus, Sus, Dicoryphochoerus
Anthracotheriidae: Choeromeryx, Hippopotamus, Cervus
Rhinocerotidae: Rhinoceros, Coelodonta
Giraffidae: Sivatherium, Camelopardalis
Bovidae: Tragocerus, Bos, Bison
Rodentia: Rhizomys, Hystrix, Nesokia
Primates: Gigantopithecus, Papio