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Gujaratia pakistanensis

Osteichthyes - Diacodexeidae

Taxonomy
Diacodexis pakistanensis was named by Thewissen et al. (1983). Its type specimen is HGSP 300 5003, a mandible (left maxilla with P3-M3 and left mandible with p4-m3), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Gujaratia.

It was recombined as Gujaratia pakistanensis by Bajpai et al. (2005), Theodor et al. (2007), Luccisano et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Diacodexis pakistanensis Thewissen et al.
2001Diacodexis pakistanensis Thewissen et al. p. suppl.
2005Gujaratia pakistanensis Bajpai et al. p. 108
2007Gujaratia pakistanensis Theodor et al. p. 41
2008Diacodexis pakistanensis Rana et al. p. 10
2010Diacodexis pakistanensis Kumar et al. p. 1249
2020Gujaratia pakistanensis Luccisano et al.

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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
genusGujaratia
speciespakistanensis(Thewissen et al. 1983)

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.

†Gujaratia pakistanensis Thewissen et al. 1983
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. Bajpai et al. 2005Dichobunid with symmetrical protocone lobe:
there is no trace of a hypocone, a posteriorly expanded cingulum,
or a posteriorly deviated metacrista. Paraconid present in
at least the anterior molars.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: grazero
Diet 2: browsero
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:03:05
Modified: 2005-09-19 12:23:23
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Pakistan (North-West Frontier) Diacodexis pakistanensis (87961 87964)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Pakistan (Northwest Frontier) Diacodexis pakistanensis (51856)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07India (Gujarat) Gujaratia pakistanensis (55494)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03India (Jammu and Kasmir) Diacodexis pakistanensis (93699)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Pakistan (North-West Frontier) Diacodexis pakistanensis (28978)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03India (Jammu and Kashmir) Diacodexis pakistanensis (31299)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Pakistan (Northwest Frontier) Diacodexis pakistanensis (51857)