Kutchisiren fossil map
Where fossils of Kutchisiren have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 15 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 15 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 | 23.04–15.98 million years ago (Aquitanian to Burdigalian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Dugongidae |
| Named by | Baipai et al. 2010 |
| Fossil records | 2 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | India |
| Rock formations | Khari Nadi |
About Kutchisiren
Kutchisiren is an extinct genus of mammal which existed in what is now India in Khari Nadi Formation during the Miocene period. It was named by S. Bajpai, D. P. Domning, D. P. Das, J. Velez-Juarbe, and V. P. Mishra in 2010, and the type species is Kutchisiren cylindrica. It was originally named Kotadasiren gracilis (as a nomen nudum) in 1994, by Das and Basu.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Kutchisiren (revision 1283138977), 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: Q6448386.
