Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Diacodexeidae
Full reference: K. Kumar, K. D. Rose, R. S. Rana, L. Singh, T. Smith and A. Sahni. 2010. Early Eocene artiodactyls (Mammalia) from western India. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30(4):1245-1274
Belongs to Diacodexis according to K. Kumar et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Diacodexis antunesi, Diacodexis corsaensis, Diacodexis gazini, Diacodexis gigasei, Diacodexis gracilis, Diacodexis ilicis, Diacodexis indicus, Diacodexis kelleyi, Diacodexis metsiacus, Diacodexis minutus, Diacodexis morrisi, Diacodexis primus, Diacodexis secans, Diacodexis varleti
Type specimen: GU 1568, a tooth (M1). Its type locality is Vastan Lignite Mine, 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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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