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 SHIWALIKCarnivora: Amphicycon so., ViverrachinjiensisProboscidea: Deinotherium, Gomphotherium, StegolophodonSuidae: Listriodon, Conohys...