Genus: Dakshina WILSON, DAS SARAMA & ANANTHARAMAN, 2007
Etymology:
Sanskrit, kaakshinaatya, "of the south" referring to the
Deccan region of India where the fossils were recovered and the restricted
geographic distribution of gondwanatherians on the southern continents.
Species: jederi WILSON, DAS SARAMA & ANANTHARAMAN, 2007
Etymology: In honor of Professor Jeffrey A. Wilson, jederi is a nickname for
him, vertebrate paleontologist from the University of Michigan, honoring the
vital role he played in facilitating the current collaboration.
Holotype: GSI/SR/PAL-G074
Locality: Near Gokak, Karnataka State, India.
Horizon: Intertrappean beds.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material: A well-preserved, right mf4.
Referred material:
GSI/SR/PAL-059: Left mf3.
GSI/SR/PAL-G070: Right mf4.
Locality: Naskal, Andhra Pradesh State, India.
Horizon: Intertrappean beds.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material:
GSI/SR/PAL-N071: Left mf4.
GSI/SR/PAL-N210: Left il.
GSI/SR/PAL-N212: Right mf4.
VPL/JU/NKIM/25: Left mf4.