Mammalia - Cimolesta - Esthonychidae
Full reference: K. D. Rose, K. Kumar, R. S. Rana, A. Sahni, and T. Smith. 2013. New Hypsodont Tillodont (Mammalia, Tillodontia) from the Early Eocene of India. Journal of Paleontology 87(5):842-853
Belongs to Anthraconyx according to K. D. Rose et al. 2013
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: GU/RSR/VAS 762, a mandible (right dentary with deciduous P3–4 and M1, unerupted M2 crown in crypt). Its type locality is Vastan Lignite Mine (HNB Garhwal University collection), which is in a Ypresian lagoonal siltstone/claystone in the Cambay Shale Formation of India.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Vastan Lignite Mine (HNB Garhwal University collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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