Indobune

Indobune
Temporal range: Eocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Proboscidea
Family: Anthracobunidae
Genus: Indobune
Rose, 2006
Species

I. vastanensis

Indobune is an extinct genus of proboscidea, family Anthracobunidae, endemic to Asia during the Eocene from 55.8—48.6 Ma, living for approximately 7.2 million years.[1]

Taxonomy

Indobune was named by Rose et al. (2006). Its type is Indobune vastanensis. It was assigned to Anthracobunidae by Rose et al. (2006).[2]

Fossil distribution

Fossil distribution is reserved to Gujarat Province, India.

References

  1. ^ Paleobiology database: Indobune basic info
  2. ^ K. D. Rose, T. Smith, R. S. Rana, A. Sahni, H. Sing, P. Missiaen, and A. Folie. 2006. Early Eocene (Ypresian) continental vertebrate assemblage from India, with description of a new anthracobunid (Mammalia, Tethytheria). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26(1):219-225