Mulk Raj Sahni, Indian geologist and paleontologist (Bhera, Shahpur District, West Punjab 01 March 1899 – Lucknow 13 January 1983)
Brother of palaeobotanist Birbal Sahni
DESCRIBED FOSSIL GENERA
Brachiopoda
Ambikella 1956 with Srivastava
Carneithyris 1925
Chatwinothyris 1925
Concinnithyris 1929
Ellipsothyris 1925
Gibbithyris 1925
Kestonithyris 1925
Magnithyris 1925
Moraviaturia 1960
Neoliothyrina 1925
Ornatothyris 1929
Ornitothyris 1925
Piarothyris 1925
Pulchrithyris 1925
Rectithyris 1929
Vindhyanella 1936
Foraminifera
Birbalina 1955
Hukawngia 1954 with Sastri
Irrawaddia 1954 with Sastri
Kutaungia 1954 with Sastri
Kyatsokia 1954 with Sastri
Mesania 1954 with Sastri
Yanbonia 1954 with Sastri
Others
Indobrachyops 1958 with Huene (Amphibia)
Krishnania 1954 with Srivastava (Acritarcha)
Tihkia 1955 (Mollusca)
HONORS (Fossil)
Sahnithyris Radulovic & Ramamoorthy 1995 (Brachiopoda)
Mulkrajanops Sahni & Kumar 1985 (Mammalia)
His son, Ashok Sahni, vertebrate paleontologist and stratigrapher (Calcutta 19 August 1941 –
DESCRIBED FOSSIL GENERA
Mammalia
Andrewsiphius 1975 with Mishra
Anthraconyx 2013 with Rose, Kumar, Rana & Smith
Asiadapis 2007 with Rose, Rana & Smith
Birbalomys 1973 with Khare
Deccanolestes 1988 with Prasad
Indocetus 1975 with Mishra
Indosuncus 1985 with Kotlia
Ishatherium 1980 with Kumar
Kharmerungulatum 2007 with Prasad, Verma, Parmar & Khosla
Kunmunella 1971 with Khare
Lavanify 1997 with Krause, Prasad, Von Koenigswald & Grine
Metkamys 1976 with Srivastava
Metkatius 1985 with Kumar
Microchiropteryx 2007 with Smith, Rana, Missiaen, Rose, Singh & Singh
Mulkrajanops 1985 with Kumar
Probison 1968 with Khan
Protonycteris 2007 with Smith, Rana, Missiaen, Rose, Singh & Singh
Raoella 1971 with Khare
Remingtonocetus 1986 with Kumar
Sastrilophus 1971 with Khare
Sivaladapis 1979 with Gingerich
Siwalisorex 1976 with Khare
Reptilia
Ellipsoolithus 2000 with Loyal, Mohabey & Khosla
Rajasaurus 2003 with Wison, Sereno, Srivastava, Bhatt & Khosla
Rajaurisaurus 1976 with Sahni
Sankuchemys 2003 with Gaffney, Schleich, Singh & Srivastava
Aves
Indotrigonodon 1983 with Jain
Pisdurodon 1983 with Jain
Vastanavis 2007 with Mayr, Rana & Smith
Amphibia
Eobarbourula 2012 with Folie, Rana, Rose, Kumar, Singh & Smith
Indorana 2012 with Folie, Rana, Rose, Kumar, Singh & Smith
Pisces
Eoluvarus 1977 with Choudhary
Echinodermata
Tridium 1980 with Tandon, Srivastava, Kumar et al.
HONORS
Sahnitherium Rana & Wilson 2003 (Fossil Mammalia)