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Indonyctia

Mammalia - Nyctitheriidae

Taxonomy
Indonyctia was named by Das et al. (2022). Its type is Indonyctia cambayensis.

It was assigned to Nyctitheriidae by Das et al. (2022).

Species
I. cambayensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Indonyctia Das 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
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
superfamilySoricoideaGill 1872
familyNyctitheriidaeSimpson 1928
genusIndonyctia

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.

G. †Indonyctia Das et al. 2022
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Indonyctia cambayensis Das et al. 2022
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. P. Das et al. 2022the combination of following characters: p1 small, wider than long; p2 single-rooted, larger than p3; p3 reduced, double-rooted with diastema between p4 and p3; p4 premolariform, lacking a metaconid but with a small, paraconid at the anterolingual base of the tooth; lower molars with a crestiform paraconid and anterobuccal cingulid; m2 wider than m1 and m3; m3 hypoconulid large, more or less medially positioned
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-01 09:08:46
Modified: 2005-09-01 11:08:46
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hooker 2001

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8India (Gujarat) I. cambayensis (55494)