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)