Indotherium Yadagiri, 1984
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5375708 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5464086 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/59258795-FFE2-FFB7-1337-FD2A7695FBA3 |
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Indotherium Yadagiri, 1984 |
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Genus Indotherium Yadagiri, 1984
TYPE SPECIES. — Indotherium pranhitai Yadagiri, 1984 .
EMENDED DIAGNOSIS. — Upper molars with oval crown with cusps A and C nearly equal in size and in line, B very small and developed as a cingular cusp; a deep groove separates A from C; steeply ventral sloping of labial faces of cusps A and C. Differs from Morganucodon in having a deep notch separating A and C; differs from Megazostrodon in the presence of equally developed A and C, main cusps arranged linearly rather than in a triangle, and in the absence of large cingular cuspules; differs from Brachyzostrodon in the presence of small, cingular cusp B and absence of wrinkles on the enamel.
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