†Indohyus indirae Ranga Rao 1971 (even-toed ungulate)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Raoellidae

Synonyms: Haqueina haquei Dehm and Oettingen-Spielberg 1958, Indohyus kalakotensis Ranga Rao 1971, Kunmunella kalakotensis Ranga Rao 1971, Kunmunella rajauriensis Sahni and Khare 1971, Kunmunella transversa Kumar and Sahni 1985, Metkatius kashmiriensis Kumar and Sahni 1985, Raoella dograi Sahni and Khare 1971

Full reference: A. Ranga Rao. 1971. New mammals from Murree (Kalakot Zone) of the Himalayan foot hills near Kalakot, Jammu & Kasmir State, India. Journal of the Geological Society of India 12(2):125-134

Belongs to Indohyus according to J. M. Theodor et al. 2007

See also Dehm and Oettingen-Spielberg 1958, Kumar and Sahni 1985, Ranga Rao 1971, Sahni and Khare 1971, Thewissen et al. 1987, Thewissen et al. 2020, Thewissen et al. 2001, Tsubamoto et al. 2013 and Vislobokova 2004

Sister taxon: Indohyus major

Type specimens:

  • Indohyus indirae: ONG/K/1, a mandible (left mandible with p3-m3). Its type locality is Sindkhatudi Bone Bed, which is in a Lutetian lagoonal mudstone/siltstone in India.
  • Haqueina haquei: IPHG 1956 II 10, a set of teeth. Its type locality is Ganda Kas, which is in a Lutetian marine mudstone in the Kuldana Formation of Pakistan.
  • Indohyus kalakotensis: ONG/K/7, a mandible (m1-m3). Its type locality is Sindkhatudi Bone Bed, which is in a Lutetian lagoonal mudstone/siltstone in India.
  • Kunmunella rajauriensis: LUVP 15004, a tooth (right M3). Its type locality is Kalakot-Rajauri Rd., which is in an Eocene fluvial sandstone in the Subathu Formation of India.
  • Kunmunella transversa: VPL/K 526, a maxilla. Its type locality is Babbian Gala East, which is in a Ypresian fluvial horizon in the Subathu Formation of India.
  • Metkatius kashmiriensis: VPL/K 562, a set of teeth. Its type locality is Babbian Gala East, which is in a Ypresian fluvial horizon in the Subathu Formation of India.
  • Raoella dograi: LUVP 15003, a maxilla (right maxilla with P4-M3). Its type locality is Kalakot-Rajauri Rd., which is in an Eocene fluvial sandstone in the Subathu Formation of India.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-omnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of India (4 collections), Pakistan (2)

Total: 6 collections including 11 occurrences

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