Indotriconodon
Extinct species of mammal
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Indotriconodon magnus is an extinct mammal from the Late Cretaceous of India. A eutriconodont, it represents the geologically youngest of the group dating to the Maastrichtian just a few thousand years before the KT event (a record previously held by Alticonodon lindoei from the Campanian of Canada), as well as a relatively large sized Mesozoic mammal.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | †Eutriconodonta |
| Genus: | †Indotriconodon Bajpai et al., 2024 |
| Species: | †I. magnus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Indotriconodon magnus | |
Description
Indotriconodon magnus is known only from a single lower molar. It is about 20% smaller than that of Repenomamus giganticus but larger than that of other eutriconodonts, making it a badger-sized mammal.[1]
Phylogeny
In its 2024 description it nests deeply within Eutriconodonta, being sister taxa to Volaticotherini.[1]
Palaeoceology
Found in the Intertrappean Beds, it co-existed with at least other ten mammal genera as well various squamates, turtles and dinosaurs.[1] In this time, India was isolated from other landmasses, and had a unique island biota.
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