The Lower Eocene Nammal Formation and Sakesar  Limestone  are  exposed  throughout the Salt Range and Surghar Range, and are rich in age diagnostic larger foraminifera, including  Nummulites, alveolinids and assilinids. The Choegali Formation…is only exposed in the central Salt  Range, where it bears age-diagnostic larger foraminifera like Nummulites and alveolinids.

Source:
Sameeni, S.J.  (2009) The  Salt  Range:  Pakistan's  unique  field  museum  of  geology  and  paleontology.- In: Lipps, J.H. & Granier, B.R.C. (eds.), PaleoParks - The protection and conservation of fossil sites worldwide.- Carnets de Géologie / Notebooks on Geology, Brest, Book 2009/03, Chapter 6

Cotter said that the Khewra Nummulites discovered by Gee “occurred in association with plant fragments.” He further noted that “plant fragments were also found by Mr. Gee in the Salt Marl at the Nila Wahan.” E.H. Pascoe cited a 1933 report that at Kalra Wahan, a sample of salt marl “yielded not only carbonized stem fragments but also several small leaves of apparently dicotyledenous type.” Pascoe also noted that Gee found a small piece of fossil wood in the reddish marls of the Salt Range Formation.
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