†Eotheroides babiae Bajpai et al. 2006 (dugong)
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Mammalia - Sirenia - Dugongidae
Full reference: S. Bajpai, J. G. M. Thewissen, V. V. Kapur, B. N. Tiwari, and A. Sahni. 2006. Eocene and Oligocene sirenians (Mammalia) from Kachchh, India. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26(2):400-410
Belongs to Eotheroides according to S. Bajpai et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Eotheroides aegyptiacum, Eotheroides clavigerum, Eotheroides lambondrano, Eotheroides sandersi, Eotheroides waghapadarensis
Type specimen: IITR-SB 2775, a mandible. Its type locality is L.U. 2003, Harudi, which is in a Lutetian shallow subtidal mudstone in the Harudi Formation of India.
Ecology: aquatic herbivore
Distribution: found only at L.U. 2003, Harudi
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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