Pilgrimella

Pilgrimella is an extinct early Eocene genus of anthracobunid, a group of stem perissodactyls (formerly classified with proboscideans). It was a ground dwelling grazer with massive bilophodont molars (cusps aligned in two transverse ridges.) Dental remains of this animal have been found in Chorlakki, Punjab province, Pakistan, and in the Subathu Formation in North-West India.

Pilgrimella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Family: †Anthracobunidae
Genus: †Pilgrimella
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Species

The genus is considered by some paleontologists as a synonym of Anthracobune.[3]

References
  1. von Dehm et al. 1958
  2. von Dehm et al. 1958
  3. Cooper, L. N.; Seiffert, E. R.; Clementz, M.; Madar, S. I.; Bajpai, S.; Hussain, S. T.; Thewissen, J. G. M. (2014-10-08). "Anthracobunids from the Middle Eocene of India and Pakistan Are Stem Perissodactyls". PLOS ONE. 9 (10): e109232. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...9j9232C. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0109232. PMC 4189980. PMID 25295875.
  • von Dehm, Richard; Oettingen-Spielberg, Therese, zu; Vidal, Helmut; Modell, Hans; Heissig, Kurt (1958). "Palaontologische und geologische Untersuchungen im Tertiar von Pakistan, 2, Die mitteleocanen Saugetiere von Ganda Kas bei Basal in Nordwest-Pakistan". Bayerische Akademie der Wissenshaften, Mathematische-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse. Abhandlungen. 91: 1–54. OCLC 163296508.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • West, Robert M. (1980). "Middle Eocene large-mammal assemblage with Tethyan affinities, Ganda Kas region, Pakistan". Journal of Paleontology. 4: 508–33. OCLC 4899161959.


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