Alternative combination: Diacocherus meizon
Full reference: P. D. Gingerich. 1983. New Adapisoricidae, Pentacodontidae, and Hyopsodontidae (Mammalia, Insectivora and Condylarthra) from the late Paleocene ofWyoming and Colorado. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 26(11):227-255
Belongs to Adunator according to R. Secord 2008
See also Gingerich 1983
Sister taxa: Adunator abditus, Adunator amplus, Adunator fredericki, Adunator ladae, Adunator lehmani, Adunator martinezi, Adunator minutus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Cedar Point Quarry, which is in a Tiffanian fluvial-lacustrine siliciclastic in the Fort Union Formation of Wyoming
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Canada (3: Alberta, Saskatchewan collections), United States (2: Wyoming)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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