EARLIEST MAMMAL WITH TRANSVERSELY EXPANDED UPPER MOLAR FROM THE LATE TRIASSIC (CARNIAN) TIKI FORMATION, SOUTH REWA GONDWANA BASIN, INDIA
@inproceedings{Datta2005EARLIESTMW, title={EARLIEST MAMMAL WITH TRANSVERSELY EXPANDED UPPER MOLAR FROM THE LATE TRIASSIC (CARNIAN) TIKI FORMATION, SOUTH REWA GONDWANA BASIN, INDIA}, author={P. M. Datta}, year={2005} }
Abstract A mammalian upper molariform tooth recovered from the Late Triassic (Carnian) Tiki Formation of the South Rewa Gondwana Basin, India, is described as a new taxon, Tikitherium copei, gen. et sp. nov. Coming from such an ancient horizon, the tooth is remarkable in having on its crown, which is supported by three roots, three buccally placed cusps forming an obtuse triangle, another prominent cusp with two associated shearing crests in the posterolingual corner, and a talon-like…
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