Sahnitherium
Encyclopedia
Sahnitherium is a possible basal
Euarchontan from the Maastrichtian
of the Intertrappean Beds
of Andhra Pradesh
, India
. It may be closely related to Deccanolestes
. The holotype
is an upper molar, and it is the only specimen of Sahnitherium.
Basal (phylogenetics)
In phylogenetics, a basal clade is the earliest clade to branch in a larger clade; it appears at the base of a cladogram.A basal group forms an outgroup to the rest of the clade, such as in the following example:...
Euarchontan from the Maastrichtian
Maastrichtian
The Maastrichtian is, in the ICS' geologic timescale, the latest age or upper stage of the Late Cretaceous epoch or Upper Cretaceous series, the Cretaceous period or system, and of the Mesozoic era or erathem. It spanned from 70.6 ± 0.6 Ma to 65.5 ± 0.3 Ma...
of the Intertrappean Beds
Intertrappean Beds
The Intertrappean Beds are a Late Cretaceous geologic formation in India. Indeterminate theropod and pterosaur remains have been recovered from the formation, as well as dinosaur eggs. The mammal genera Deccanolestes, Sahnitherium, Bharattherium , and Kharmerungulatum have been recovered from it as...
of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It may be closely related to Deccanolestes
Deccanolestes
Deccanolestes is a scansorial, basal Euarchontan from the Late Cretaceous Intertrappean Beds of Andhra Pradesh, India. It may be closely related to Sahnitherium...
. The holotype
Holotype
A holotype is a single physical example of an organism, known to have been used when the species was formally described. It is either the single such physical example or one of several such, but explicitly designated as the holotype...
is an upper molar, and it is the only specimen of Sahnitherium.