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Gujaratia pakistanensis

Mammalia - 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) and 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
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
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.