Indobune
| Indobune Temporal range: Eocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla (?) |
| Family: | †Anthracobunidae (?) |
| Genus: | †Indobune Rose, 2006 |
| Species | |
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I. vastanensis | |
Indobune is an extinct genus of ungulate 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] However, in a 2014 cladistic analysis it was suggested to more likely be a member of Cambaytheriidae.[3]
Fossil distribution
The fossil distribution is restricted to Gujarat state, India.
References
- ↑ Paleobiology database: Indobune basic info
- ↑ Rose, K. D.; Smith, T.; Rana, R. S.; Sahni, A.; Singh, H.; Missiaen, P.; Folie, A. (March 2006). "Early Eocene (Ypresian) continental vertebrate assemblage from India, with description of a new anthracobunid (Mammalia, Tethytheria)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26: 219–225. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26[219:EEYCVA]2.0.CO;2.
- ↑ 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. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0109232. PMID 25295875.