Anthraconyx hypsomylus Rose et al. 2013 (tillodont)

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, 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

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