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Diacodexis indicus

Osteichthyes - Diacodexeidae

Taxonomy
Gujaratia indica was named by Bajpai et al. (2005). Its type specimen is IITR/SB/VLM 511 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Vastan Lignite Mine, which is in a Ypresian lagoonal siltstone/claystone in the Cambay Shale Formation of India.

It was recombined as Diacodexis indicus by Rana et al. (2008), Kumar et al. (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Gujaratia indica Bajpai et al. p. 108 figs. Pl. II, Figs. 4-6
2007Gujaratia indica Theodor et al. p. 41
2008Diacodexis indicus Rana et al. p. 10
2010Diacodexis indicus Kumar et al. p. 1247

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
familyDiacodexeidae
genusDiacodexis
speciesindicus()

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.

Diacodexis indicus Bajpai et al. 2005
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. Bajpai et al. 2005larger than G. pakistanensis.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: herbivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:10:21
Modified: 2011-04-24 18:45:24
Source: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Stucky 1998, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07India (Gujarat) Gujaratia indica (type locality: 55494)