Editing Lavanify (section)

==Relationships==
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|caption=Relationships among gondwanatheres<ref>Krause et al., 1997, fig.&nbsp;3; Wilson et al., 2007, p.&nbsp;527; Prasad et al., 2007, p.&nbsp;23</ref>
|clades=
{{clade|1=
{{clade
|1=[[Ferugliotheriidae]]
|label2=[[Sudamericidae]]
|2={{clade
   |1=''[[Gondwanatherium]]''
   |2={{clade
      |1=''[[Sudamerica]]''
      |2={{clade
         |1='''''Lavanify'''''
         |2=''[[Bharattherium]]''
         }}
      }}
    }}
}}
}}
}}
In their original description, Krause and colleagues suggested that ''Lavanify'' was most closely related to the then-unnamed Indian sudamericid. They based this proposed relationship on the shared presence of prominent, continuous bands of IPM.<ref name=Keaf3>Krause et al., 1997, fig.&nbsp;3</ref> The teams who named the Indian gondwanathere in 2007 both agreed with this proposed relationship.<ref>Prasad et al., 2007, p.&nbsp;23; Wilson et al., 2007, p.&nbsp;526</ref> In their description of ''Dakshina'', Wilson and colleagues added the presence of an infundibulum and of perikymata to the evidence for the relationship between the two. These three characters are [[synapomorphy|synapomorphies]] (shared derived traits) for the ''Bharattherium-Lavanify'' [[clade]]. They also share the presence of furrows on the lingual side of the teeth only, but whether this is a derived feature is uncertain. Wilson and colleagues list two [[autapomorphy|autapomorphies]] (unique derived traits) of ''Lavanify'': presence of a V-shaped dentine island and absence of enamel on one side of the crown.<ref name=Wea526/> Prasad and colleagues who named ''Bharattherium'', noted the absence of enamel on part of the crown of a ''Bharattherium'' tooth and interpreted this trait as a synapomorphy of ''Bharattherium'' and ''Lavanify''.<ref name=Pea21>Prasad et al., 2007, p.&nbsp;21</ref> They also mentioned the presence of a furrow and infundibulum as shared traits.<ref>Prasad et al., 2007, pp.&nbsp;21–22</ref>
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