Alternative combinations: Diacocherus minutus, Diacodon minutus, Leptacodon minutus, Palaeictops minutus
Synonym: Scenopagus proavus Winterfeld 1982
Full reference: G. L. Jepsen. 1930. New Vertebrate Fossils from the Lower Eocene of the Bighorn Basin, Wyoming. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 69(1):117-131
Belongs to Adunator according to R. Secord 2008
See also Gingerich 1983, Jepsen 1930, Krishtalka 1976, Krishtalka 1976, McKenna 1960, Novacek et al. 1985, Rose and Gingerich 1987 and Winterfeld 1982
Sister taxa: Adunator abditus, Adunator amplus, Adunator fredericki, Adunator ladae, Adunator lehmani, Adunator martinezi, Adunator meizon
Type specimens:
- Adunator minutus: Its type locality is Princeton Quarry, which is in a Tiffanian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Wyoming
- Scenopagus proavus: Its type locality is Rainy-day Resurrection, which is in a Tiffanian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Wyoming.
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Canada (2: Alberta collections), United States (19: North Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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