Indohyus major Thewissen et al. 1987 (even-toed ungulate)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Raoellidae

Alternative combination: Khirtharia major

Full reference: J. G. M. Thewissen, P. D. Gingerich, and D. E. Russell. 1987. Artiodactyla and Perissodactyla (Mammalia) from the early-middle Eocene Kuldana Formation of Kohat (Pakistan). Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 27(11):247-274

Belongs to Indohyus according to J. G. M. Thewissen et al. 2020

See also Orliac and Ducrocq 2012, Theodor et al. 2007 and Thewissen et al. 1987

Sister taxon: Indohyus indirae

Type specimen: GSP-UM 1435 (Isolated Left trigonid), a tooth. Its type locality is Chorlakki, which is in a Lutetian fluvial conglomerate in the Kuldana Formation of Pakistan.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-omnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of China (1 collection), Pakistan (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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