Mulkrajanops
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Brontotheriidae
Genus: Mulkrajanops
Kumar and Sahni, 1985

Mulkrajanops is a genus of brontothere endemic to India during the Eocene living from 55.8 to 48.6 mya, existing for approximately 7.2 million years.[1]

Taxonomy

Mulkrajanops was named by Kumar and Sahni (1985). It was assigned to Eotitanopinae by Kumar and Sahni (1985);[2] and to Brontotheriidae by Thewissen et al. (2001).[3]

References

  1. PaleoBiology Database: Mulkrajanops, basic info
  2. K. Kumar and A. Sahni. 1985. Eocene mammals from the upper Subathu Group, Kashmir Himalaya, India. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 5(2):153-168
  3. J. G. M. Thewissen, E. M. Williams, and S.T. Hussain. 2001. Eocene mammal faunas from northern Indo-Pakistan. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 21(2):347-366


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