Sahnitherium Rana and Wilson 2003 (eutherian)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha

Full reference: R. S. Rana and G. P. Wilson. 2003. New Late Cretaceous mammals from the Intertrappean beds of Rangapur, India and paleobiogeographic framework. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 48(3):331-348

Parent taxon: Eutheria according to R. S. Rana and G. P. Wilson 2003

Sister taxa: Acristatherium, Adapisoriculidae, Ambolestes, Asioryctidae, Asioryctitheria, Bibymalagasia, Cimolesta, Didymoconida, Durlstodon, Durlstotherium, Endotherium, Eomaia, Heptaconodon, Heptaconodon dubium, Holoclemensiidae, Horolodectidae, Hovurlestes, Indoclemensia, Insectivora, Juramaia, Kennalestoidea, Leptictida, Meridiungulata, Mingotheriidae, Montanalestes, Mutica, Nanocuridae, Notopterna, Palaeorycteropus, Paranyctoides, Paraxonia, Placentalia, Proteutheria, Prozalambdalestes, Quadripedes, Sazlestes, Sinodelphys, Taeniodonta, Tamirtheria, Therictoidea, Trogontia, Zalambdalestoidea, Zhelestidae

Subtaxa: Sahnitherium rangapurensis

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Type: Sahnitherium rangapurensis

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Rangapur microvertebrate site (Cretaceous of India)

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