Kharmerungulatum
Kharmerungulatum Temporal range: Late Cretaceous Maastrichtian | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | †Condylarthra |
Genus: | †Kharmerungulatum Prasad et al., 2007 |
Species | |
Kharmerungulatum is an extinct genus of Condylarth from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Intertrappean Beds of Andhra Pradesh, India. Its specific epithet honors Leigh Van Valen. It is considered to be one of the earliest known condylarths.[1]
References
- ↑ Prasad, G.V.R., Verma, O., Sahni, A., Parmar, V., and Khosla, A. (2007). "A Cretaceous Hoofed Mammal from India". Science 318 (9 NOV 2007): 937. doi:10.1126/science.1149267. PMID 17991854.