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Indoesthonyx suratensis

Mammalia - Esthonychidae

Taxonomy
Indoesthonyx suratensis was named by Smith et al. (2016). Its type specimen is WIF/A 2333, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tadkeshwar Lignite Mine (TAD-1), which is in a Ypresian channel sandstone in the Cambay Shale Formation of India. It is the type species of Indoesthonyx.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Indoesthonyx suratensis Smith et al.

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Cimolesta()
suborderTillodontia()
familyEsthonychidaeCope 1883
subfamilyEsthonychinaeZittel and Schlosser 1911
genusIndoesthonyx
speciessuratensis

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.

Indoesthonyx suratensis Smith et al. 2016
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 13:30:51
Modified: 2005-08-31 15:30:51
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Lucas and Schoch 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8India (Gujarat) Indoesthonyx suratensis (55494 type locality: 180565 180566)