Mulkrajanops
Mulkrajanops is a genus of brontothere endemic to India during the Eocene living from 55.8 to 48.6 mya, existing for approximately 7.2 million years.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | †Brontotheriidae |
| Genus: | †Mulkrajanops Kumar and Sahni, 1985 |
Taxonomy
Mulkrajanops was named by Kumar and Sahni (1985). It was assigned to Eotitanopinae by Kumar and Sahni (1985);[2] and to Brontotheriidae by Thewissen et al. (2001).[3]
References
- PaleoBiology Database: Mulkrajanops, basic info
- K. Kumar and A. Sahni. 1985. Eocene mammals from the upper Subathu Group, Kashmir Himalaya, India. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 5(2):153-168
- J. G. M. Thewissen, E. M. Williams, and S.T. Hussain. 2001. Eocene mammal faunas from northern Indo-Pakistan. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 21(2):347-366
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