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Cambaytherium thewissi

Mammalia - Perissodactyla

Taxonomy

Cambaytherium thewissi was named by Bajpai et al. (2005). It is not extant. Its type specimen is IITR/SB/VLM 505. Its type locality is Vastan Lignite Mine, which is in a Ypresian lagoonal siltstone/claystone in the Cambay Shale Formation of India.

Synonyms

Cambaytherium bidens was named by Bajpai et al. (2005). It is not extant. Its type specimen is IITR/SB/VLM 503. Its type locality is Vastan Lignite Mine, which is in a Ypresian lagoonal siltstone/claystone in the Cambay Shale Formation of India.

It was synonymized subjectively with Cambaytherium thewissi by Rose et al. (2020).
Cambaytherium minor was named by Bajpai et al. (2005). It is not extant. Its type specimen is IITR/SB/VLM 539. Its type locality is Vastan Lignite Mine, which is in a Ypresian lagoonal siltstone/claystone in the Cambay Shale Formation of India.

It was synonymized subjectively with Cambaytherium thewissi by Rose et al. (2020).
Indobune vastanensis was named by Rose et al. (2006). Its type specimen is GU/RSR/VAS 5, a maxilla (left maxilla with dP3-4, P4 (from crypt), M1), and it is not a trace 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 synonymized subjectively with Cambaytherium thewissi by Rose et al. (2020).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
2005	Cambaytherium bidens Bajpai et al. p. 109 figs. Pl. II, figs. 1-3; Pl. II, figs 3-5
2005	Cambaytherium minor Bajpai et al. p. 110 figs. Pl. I, figs. 7-8, pl. II figs. 9-10
2005	Cambaytherium thewissi Bajpai et al. p. 110 figs. Pl. I, figs. 1-3
2006	Cambaytherium thewissi Bajpai et al. p. 101
2006	Cambaytherium bidens Bajpai et al. p. 104
2006	Cambaytherium minor Bajpai et al. p. 104
2006	Indobune vastanensis Rose et al. p. 220
2020	Cambaytherium thewissi Rose et al. p. 20

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
subclass	Synapsida
—	Therapsida	()

Rank	Name	Author
infraorder	Cynodontia	()
—	Mammaliamorpha
—	Mammaliaformes
class	Mammalia
—	Cladotheria
—	Zatheria
subclass	Tribosphenida	()
subclass	Theria
—	Eutheria	()
—	Placentalia
—	Boreoeutheria
—	Laurasiatheria
—	Scrotifera
—	Euungulata
—	Panperissodactyla
superorder	Perissodactylamorpha
order	Perissodactyla	()
genus	Cambaytherium
species	thewissi

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.

†Cambaytherium thewissi Bajpai et al. 2005

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Invalid names: Cambaytherium bidens Bajpai et al. 2005 [synonym], Cambaytherium minor Bajpai et al. 2005 [synonym], Indobune vastanensis Rose et al. 2006 [synonym]

Diagnosis

Reference	Diagnosis
K. D. Rose et al. 2020	Medium-sized species of Cambaytherium, larger than C. gracilis, smaller than C. marinus. Further differs from C. gracilis in typically having less molarized fourth premo- lars, and p2 longer than other lower premolars.

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

phosphaticsubp

Environment:

terrestrialsubc

Locomotion:

actively mobilec

Life habit:

ground dwellingo

Diet:

browsero

Diet 2:

grazero

Reproduction:

viviparoussubc

Created:

2005-08-26 13:57:26

Modified:

2005-08-26 15:57:26

Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum

References: Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Ypresian	56.0 - 47.8	India (Gujarat)	Cambaytherium bidens, Cambaytherium thewissi, Cambaytherium minor, Indobune vastanensis (type locality: 55494) Cambaytherium thewissi (180566 180651)