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Mulkrajanops
Fossil range: Eocene
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Brontotheriidae
Genus: Mulkrajanops
Kumar and Sahni (1985)

Mulkrajanops is a member of the genus brontothere (includes horses, rhinos, and tapirs) endemic to North America during the Eocene living from 55.8—48.6 mya, existing for approximately 7.2 million years.[1]

Taxonomy

Mulkrajanopswas 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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