Inditherium

In-de-fee-re-um.
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Liam Carter

Paleoanthropologist

Liam Carter explores the roots of humanity by studying early human fossils and artifacts. His ground-breaking work has provided a deeper understanding of our ancestors' lifestyles and social structures.

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Name

Inditherium ‭(‬India beast‭)‬.

Phonetic

In-de-fee-re-um.

Named By

M.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Bhat,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Ray‭ & ‬P.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Datta‭ ‬-‭ ‬2020.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Cynodontia,‭ ‬Dromatheriidae.

Diet

Uncertain.

Species

I.‭ ‬floris‭

Size

Unavailable due to lack of fossil remains.

Known locations

India,‭ ‬Madhya Pradesh‭ ‬-‭ ‬Tiki Formation.

Time Period

Late Triassic.

Fossil representation

Three post canine teeth.

In Depth

       Inditherium is a genus of cynodont that lived in India during the Triassic.

Further reading

-‭ ‬New cynodonts‭ (‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Eucynodontia‭) ‬from the Late Triassic of India and their significances.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Paleontology:‭ ‬1‭–‬18.‭ ‬-‭ ‬M.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Bhat,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Ray‭ & ‬P.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Datta‭ ‬-‭ ‬2020.

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