Avashishta fossil map
Where fossils of Avashishta have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 66 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 66 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 72.2–66 million years ago (Maastrichtian) |
| Periods | Cretaceous |
| Family | Haramyidae |
| Named by | Anantharaman et al. 2006 |
| Fossil records | 2 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | India |
| Rock formations | Infratrappean Beds |
About Avashishta
Avashishta bacharamensis ('remains from Bacharam') is an extinct species of a possible late surviving haramiyid from the Maastrichtian Lameta formation of India. It is known from a solitary molariform (possibly a right upper molariform) tooth. It might represent the last known non-mammalian synapsid.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Avashishta (revision 1362090854), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q124662619.
