Adapisoriculidae: Difference between revisions

Adapisoriculidae; Temporal range: Paleocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Possible Late Cretaceous record
Conservation status
	Fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Eutheria
Superorder:	Euarchontoglires
(unranked):	Euarchonta
Family:	Adapisoriculidae; Van Valen (1967)
Genera
	Adapisoriculus; Afrodon; Bustylus; ?Deccanolestes; Garatherium; ?Remiculus; ?Sahnitherium; ?Wyonycteris;

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Adapisoriculidae is an extinct family of placental mammals present during the Paleocene and possibly Cretaceous. They were once thought to be members of the order Erinaceomorpha,^[5] closely related to the Hedgehog family (Erinaceidae), because of their similar dentition, but they are now thought to be basal Euarchontans.^[6] They were also thought to be Marsupials at one point. They were small placentals of about 15 cm long, with a tail of equal length. They were probably nocturnal, eating insects and fruits.

Deccanolestes and Sahnitherium from the Late Cretaceous of India may be Cretaceous members of Adapisoriculidae.

References

^ http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=basicTaxonInfo&taxon_no=118856
^ . doi:10.1111/j.1365-3121.1991.tb00200.x. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ http://www.paleocene-mammals.de/pal2.htm
^ http://www.paleocene-mammals.de/pal-eu.htm
^ Agusti, Jordi; Anton, Mauricio (2002). Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Hominids: 65 Million Years of Mammalian Evolution in Europe. Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-11640-3.
^ . PMID 20174778. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

[1] ttp://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=basicTaxonInfo&taxon_no=118856

[2] . doi:10.1111/j.1365-3121.1991.tb00200.x. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

[3] ttp://www.paleocene-mammals.de/pal2.htm

[4] ttp://www.paleocene-mammals.de/pal-eu.htm

[5] Agusti, Jordi; Anton, Mauricio (2002). Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Hominids: 65 Million Years of Mammalian Evolution in Europe. Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-11640-3.

[6] . PMID 20174778. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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 *''[[Adapisoriculus]]''
 *''[[Afrodon]]''<ref>http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=basicTaxonInfo&taxon_no=118856</ref>
-*''[[Bustylus]]''<ref>http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-3121.1991.tb00200.x/abstract</ref>
+*''[[Bustylus]]''<ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1111/j.1365-3121.1991.tb00200.x}}</ref>
 *?''[[Deccanolestes]]''
 *''[[Garatherium]]''<ref>http://www.paleocene-mammals.de/pal2.htm</ref>
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 *?''[[Wyonycteris]]''
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-'''Adapisoriculidae''' is an extinct [[Family (biology)|family]] of [[placental mammals]] present during the [[Paleocene]] and possibly [[Cretaceous]]. They were once thought to be members of the order [[Erinaceomorpha]]<ref>{{cite book
+'''Adapisoriculidae''' is an extinct [[Family (biology)|family]] of [[placental mammals]] present during the [[Paleocene]] and possibly [[Cretaceous]]. They were once thought to be members of the order [[Erinaceomorpha]],<ref>{{cite book
  | title = [[Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Hominids: 65 Million Years of Mammalian Evolution in Europe]]
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  | publisher = Columbia University Press | date = 2002
  | isbn = 0-231-11640-3
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+}}</ref>
-Closely related to the [[Hedgehog]] family ([[Erinaceidae]]), because of their similar dentition, but they are now thought to be basal [[Euarchonta|Euarchontans]]<ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20174778</ref>. They were also thought to be [[Marsupials]] at one point. They were small placentals of about 15 cm long, with a tail of equal length. They were probably nocturnal, eating insects and fruits.
+closely related to the [[Hedgehog]] family ([[Erinaceidae]]), because of their similar dentition, but they are now thought to be basal [[Euarchonta|Euarchontans]].<ref>{{cite journal |pmid=20174778}}</ref> They were also thought to be [[Marsupials]] at one point. They were small placentals of about 15 cm long, with a tail of equal length. They were probably nocturnal, eating insects and fruits.
 ''[[Deccanolestes]]'' and ''[[Sahnitherium]]'' from the [[Late Cretaceous]] of [[India]] may be Cretaceous members of Adapisoriculidae.
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