Genus: Deccanolestes PRASAD & SAHNI, 1988
Etymology:

Species: hislopi PRASAD & SAHNI, 1988
Etymology:

Holotype: VPL/JU/NKIM/10

Locality: Naskal, Pargi Taluq, Rangareddi District, Andhra Pradesh State, India.

Horizon: Intertrappean beds.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian Subepoch, Uppermost Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Right upper molar M1.

Paratype: VPL/JU/NKIM/11: Right upper molar M3.

Referred material:

VPL/JU/NKIM 12: Right p3.

VPL/JU/NKIM 19: Right P3.

VPL/JU/NKIM 16: Fragmentary right mandibular ramus with m1.

VPL/JU/NKIM 17: Fragmentary right mandibular ramus with alveoli of canine and p1-4.

VPL/JU/NKIM 18: Fragmentary left mandibular ramus with alveolus of p1, broken p2, complete p3, and broken p4.

= Deccanolestes cf. hislopi BOYER, PRASAD, KRAUSE, GODINOT, GOSWAMI, VERMA & FLYNN, 2010

VPL/JU/NKIM/79: Distal end of left humerus.

VPL/JU/NKIM/81: Proximal end of left ulna.

VPL/JU/NKIM/number not given: Lunale, calcaneus and 4 astragli.


Locality: About 70 km west of Hyderabad city and 2 km NE of the village Pargi Taluq, Rangareddi District, Andhra Pradesh State, India.

Horizon: Intertrappean beds.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian Subepoch, Uppermost Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Right URM1, Right URM3, Lower right P3, and two more upper molars.

 


GODINOT & PRASAD, 1994

Locality: Naskal, Andhra Pradesh State, India.

Horizon: Intertrappean beds.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian Subepoch, Uppermost Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

VPL/JU/NKIM 50: Left alcaneum.

VPL/JU/NKIM 52: Right astragalus.

VPL/JU/NKIM 53: Left astragalus.

 


cf. D. hislopi PRASAD & SAHNI, 1988

Locality: Naskal, Andhra Pradesh State, India.

Horizon: Intertrappean beds.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian Subepoch, Uppermost Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

VPL/JU/NKIM 15: Right M2.

 

= Deccanolestes cf. hislopi RANA & WILSON, 2003

Locality: Naskal and Rangapur, Andhra Pradesh State, India.

Horizon: Intertrappean beds.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian Subepoch, Uppermost Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

ITV/R/Mm-2: Right M2.

ITV/R/Mm07: Right m1 or m2.

ITV/R/Mm-10: Right m1 or m2.

ITV/R/Mm-11: Left m3.

ITV/R/Mm-12: Right m3.

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Species: robustus PRASAD, JAEGER, SAHNI, GHEERBRANT & KHAJURIA, 1994
Etymology: Robustus Latin for the robustness and large size of teeth relative to D. hislopi.

Holotype: VPL/JU/NKIM 13

Locality: Naskal, Andhra Pradesh State, India.

Horizon: Intertrappean beds.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian Subepoch, Uppermost Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Right M2.

Referred material:

VPL/JU/NKIM 14: Left m1.

VPL/JU/NKIM 20: Right lower canine.

PRASAD & GODINOT, 1994

VPL/JU/NKIM/51: Right astragalus.


= Deccanolestes cf. robustus RANA & WILSON, 2003

Locality: Naskal and Rangapur, Andhra Pradesh State, India.

Horizon: Intertrappean beds.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian Subepoch, Uppermost Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

ITV/R/Mm-6: Right m1 or m2.