Indoesthonyx suratensis Smith et al. 2016 (tillodont)

Mammalia - Cimolesta - Esthonychidae

Full reference: T. Smith, K. Kumar, R. S. Rana, A. Folie, F. Solé, C. Noiret, T. Steeman, A. Sahni, and K. D. Rose. 2016. New early Eocene vertebrate assemblage from western India reveals a mixed fauna of European and Gondwana affinities. Geoscience Frontiers 7(6):969-1001

Belongs to Indoesthonyx according to T. Smith et al. 2016

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: WIF/A 2333, a mandible. Its type locality is Tadkeshwar Lignite Mine (TAD-1), which is in a Ypresian channel sandstone in the Cambay Shale Formation of India.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of India (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections including 5 occurrences

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