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Sastrilophus dehmi

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Isectolophidae

Taxonomy
Sastrilophus dehmi was named by Sahni and Khare (1971). Its type specimen is LUVP 15001, a maxilla (left maxilla, M1-M3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kalakot-Rajauri Rd., which is in an Eocene fluvial sandstone in the Subathu Formation of India.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Lydekker (1887), Trouessart (1898), Case (1904) and Hay (1930).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Sastrilophus dehmi Bronn p. 758
1971Sastrilophus dehmi Sahni and Khare p. 45
1980Sastrilophus dehmi West p. 510 figs. Table 1
1987Sastrilophus dehmi Qi p. 72
1987Sastrilophus dehmi Thewissen et al. p. 266
2001Sastrilophus dehmi Maas et al. p. 407

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
Tapiromorpha(Haeckel 1873)
familyIsectolophidae
genusSastrilophus
speciesdehmi

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Sastrilophus dehmi Sahni and Khare 1971
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 15:02:57
Modified: 2005-08-31 17:02:57
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Colbert and Schoch 1998, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Middle Eocene or 47.80000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71India (Jammu and Kashmir) Sastrilophus dehmi (type locality: 13303)