Cambaytheriidae

Cambaytheriidae is a family of primitive four or five-toed ungulates native to the Indian subcontinent. They lived during the Early Eocene epoch and are distinguished by the presence of bunodont teeth suitable for eating tough vegetation. They are related to, but distinct from, the early perissodactyls, and may also be closely related to the anthracobunids as a sister group to the Perissodactyla.[1]

Cambaytheriidae
Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
†Anthracobunia[1]
Family:
†Cambaytheriidae

Bajpai et al., 2005
Genera
  • Cambaytherium Bajpai et al., 2005
  • Nakusia Ginsburg et al., 1999
  • Perissobune Missiaen and Gingerich 2014

References
  1. Rose, K.D.; Holbrook, L.T.; et al. (2019). "Anatomy, relationships, and paleobiology of Cambaytherium (Mammalia, Perissodactylamorpha, Anthracobunia) from the Lower Eocene of western India". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 39 (sup1): 1–147. doi:10.1080/02724634.2020.1761370.
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