Project 1207: K. D. Rose, L. T. Holbrook, R. S. Rana, K. Kumar, K. E. Jones, H. E. Ahrens, P. Missiaen, A. Sahni, T. Smith. 2014. Early Eocene fossils suggest that the mammalian order Perissodactyla originated in India. Nature Communications. 5 (1):5570.
Abstract
Cambaytheres (Cambaytherium, Nakusia, and Kalitherium) are recently discovered early Eocene placental mammals from the Indo-Pakistan region. They have been assigned to Perissodactyla (the clade including horses, tapirs, and rhinos, a member of superorder Laurasiatheria) or Anthracobunidae, an obscure family that has been variously considered artiodactyls or perissodactyls, but most recently placed at the base of the Proboscidea or of Tethytheria (Proboscidea + Sirenia, superorder Afrotheria). Based on new dentitions, skulls, and postcranial elements, we demonstrate that cambaytheres occupy a pivotal position as the sister taxon of Perissodactyla, thereby providing insight on the phylogenetic and biogeographic origin of Perissodactyla. The presence of the sister group of perissodactyls in western India near or prior to the time of collision suggests that Perissodactyla may have originated on the Indian Plate during its final drift toward Asia.Read the article »
Article DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6570
Project DOI: 10.7934/P1207, http://dx.doi.org/10.7934/P1207
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Download Project SDD File | Total scored cells: 8468 Total media associated with cells: 0 Total labels associated with cell media: 0 |
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Total characters: 208 Total characters with associated media: 0 Total characters with media with labels: 0 Total character states: 540 Total character states with associated media: 0 Total character states with media with labels:0 Total unordered/ordered characters:208/0 |
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- Creation Date:
05 June 2014 - Publication Date:
22 November 2014 - Project views: 45272
- Media downloads: 2
- Matrix downloads: 68
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Authors' Institutions
- Brown University
- Panjab University
- Ghent University (Universiteit Gent)
- Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
- Johns Hopkins University
- Rowan University
- Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology
- H.N.B. Garhwal University
Members
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Luke Holbrook Project Administrator | 53 | 0 | 1 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8468 (8293, 0, 175) | 0 | 11024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Heather Ahrens Full membership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0, 0, 0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
MorphoBank Curator Full membership | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0, 0, 0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Kenneth Rose Full membership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0, 0, 0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Taxonomic Overview for Matrix 'M2726' (53 Taxa)
taxon | unscored cells |
scored cells |
no cell support |
NPA cells |
"-" cells | cell images | labels on cell images |
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[1] † Eotitanops Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 27 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[2] † Palaeosyops Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 7 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[3] † Orohippus Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 16 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[4] † Epihippus Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 67 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[5] † Mesohippus Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 4 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[6] † Eohippus Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 12 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[7] † Protorohippus Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 15 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[8] † Xenicohippus Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 19 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[9] † Sifrippus Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 80 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[10] † Pliolophus Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 77 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[11] † Hyracotherium Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 106 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[12] † Palaeotherium Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 4 | 205 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[13] † Plagiolophus Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 10 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[14] † Leptolophus Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 86 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[15] † Hallensia Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 46 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[16] † Propachynolophus Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 105 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[17] † Propalaeotherium Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 18 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[18] † Lambdotherium Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 33 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[19] † Homogalax Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 17 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[20] † Cardiolophus Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 54 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[21] † Eomoropus Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 31 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[22] † Litolophus Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 41 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[23] † Moropus Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 3 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[24] † Lophiodon Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 9 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[25] † Isectolophus Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 59 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[26] † Heptodon Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 10 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[27] † Helaletes Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 6 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[28] † Lophialetes Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 22 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[29] † Schlosseria Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 59 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[30] † Deperetella Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 49 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[31] † Teleolophus Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 105 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[32] † Hyrachyus Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 3 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[33] † Phenacodus Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 1 | 205 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[34] † Ectocion Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 60 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[35] † Tetraclaenodon Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 34 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[36] † Meniscotherium Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 3 | 206 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[37] † Cambaytherium Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 27 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[38] † Nakusia Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 169 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[39] † Anthracobune (no astragalus) Last Modified in 11/24/14 | 115 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[40] † Anthracobune Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 103 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[41] † Pilgrimella Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 113 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[42] † Radinskya Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 129 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[43] † Phenacolophus Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 115 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[44] † Eritherium Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 101 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[45] † Phosphatherium Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 79 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[46] † Moeritherium Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 44 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[47] † Numidotherium Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 43 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[48] † Dimaitherium Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 63 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[49] † Microhyrax Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 116 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[50] † Saghatherium Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 47 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[51] † Diacodexis Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 8 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[52] † Asioryctes Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 35 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[53] Didelphis Last Modified in 11/25/14 | 17 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Project views
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Total project views | 45272 | |
Project overview | 4564 | |
Matrix views | 2938 | Matrix landing page (2552 views); Final matrix for "Early Eocene Fossils from India Inform the Origin of the Mammalian Order Perissodactyla" (386 views); |
Taxon list | 16212 | |
Bibliography | 12348 | |
Media views | 6345 | Media search (5534 views); M346670 (811 views); |
Specimen list | 2862 | |
Documents list | 3 |
Project downloads
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Total downloads from project | 424 | |
Matrix downloads | 68 | Final matrix for "Early Eocene Fossils from India Inform the Origin of the Mammalian Order Perissodactyla" (68 downloads); |
Media downloads | 2 | M346670 (2 downloads); |
Project downloads | 353 | |
Document downloads | 1 | Character matrix (1 download); |