Alternative combinations: Leptacodon ladae, Mckennatherium ladae
Synonym: Mckennatherium libitum Van Valen 1965
Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1935. New Paleocene mammals from the Fort Union of Montana. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 83:221-244
Belongs to Adunator according to J. E. Hartman 1986
See also Gazin 1969, Krishtalka 1976, Krishtalka 1976, Simpson 1935, Szalay 1969, Van Valen 1965 and Winterfeld 1982
Sister taxa: Adunator abditus, Adunator amplus, Adunator fredericki, Adunator lehmani, Adunator martinezi, Adunator meizon, Adunator minutus
Type specimens:
- Adunator ladae: Its type locality is Gidley Quarry, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Montana
- Mckennatherium libitum: A.M.N.H. No. 35437, a mandible (left mandible fragment).
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (7: Montana, New Mexico, Wyoming collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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