Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Vastanidae

Full reference: S. Bajpai, V. V. Kapur, D. P. Das, B. N. Tiwari, N. Saravanan and R. Sharma. 2005. Early Eocene land mammals from Vastan Lignite Mine, District Surat (Gujarat), Western India. Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India 50(1):101-113

Parent taxon: Erinaceomorpha according to S. Bajpai et al. 2005

Sister taxa: Chambelestidae, Creotarsinae, Diacodon, Ghambilentes, Quadratodon, Seia, Sespedectidae, Talpavoides, Talpavus

Subtaxa: Vastania

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Type: Vastania

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Vastan Lignite Mine (Eocene of India)

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