Cambaytherium

Cambaytherium is an extinct genus of placental mammals in the family Cambaytheriidae whose fossils were found in an open pit coal mine located in Gujarat, India. The mine was a treasure trove full of teeth and bones, over 200 of which were identified as belonging to Cambaytherium thewissi. The fossils were dated to the Early Eocene, 54.5 million years ago, making them slightly younger than the oldest known fossils belonging to the order Perissodactyla.

Cambaytherium
Temporal range:
Life Restoration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
†Anthracobunia
Family:
†Cambaytheriidae

Bajpai et al., 2005
Genus:
†Cambaytherium

Bajpai et al., 2005
Species
  • †C. thewissi Bajpai et al., 2005
  • †C. gracilis Smith et al., 2016
  • †C. bidens Bajpai et al., 2005
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