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Sahnitherium

Sahnitherium is a possible basal Euarchontan from the Maastrichtian of the Intertrappean Beds of Andhra Pradesh, India. It may be closely related to Deccanolestes. The holotype is an upper molar, and it is the only specimen of Sahnitherium.

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Sahnitherium
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous,
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Infraclass:
Eutheria
Superorder:
?Euarchontoglires
(unranked):
?Euarchonta
Family:
?Adapisoriculidae
Genus:
Sahnitherium

Rana & Wilson, 2003
Species
  • Sahnitherium rangapurensis Rana & Wilson, 2003 (type)

Sahnitherium is a possible basal Euarchontan from the Maastrichtian of the Intertrappean Beds of Andhra Pradesh, India. It may be closely related to Deccanolestes. The holotype is an upper molar, and it is the only specimen of Sahnitherium.1

References

References

  1. "MESOZOIC MAMMALS; Basal Eutheria Two, an internet directory". Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2008-05-04.