†family Adalatheriidae Krause et al. 2020 (mammal)

Mammalia - Allotheria - Adalatheriidae

Full reference: D. W. Krause, S. Hoffmann, Y. Hu, J. R. Wible, G. W. Rougier, E. C. Kirk, J. R. Groenke, R. R. Rogers, J. B. Rossie, J. A. Schultz, A. R. Evans, W. Koenigswald, and L. J. Rahantarisoa. 2020. Skeleton of a Cretaceous mammal from Madagascar reflects long-term insularity. Nature 3380:1495

Parent taxon: Gondwanatheria according to D. W. Krause et al. 2020

Sister taxa: Argentodites, Ferugliotheriidae, Ferugliotherium, Groeberia, Magallanodon, Patagonia, Sudamericidae, Trapalcotherium

Subtaxa: Adalatherium

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Type: Adalatherium

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at MAD99-15, Berivotra (Cretaceous of Madagascar)

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