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Adalatherium Temporal range: Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) 70–66 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Restoration of the skull in lateral view
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Clade:	†Gondwanatheria
Family:	†Adalatheriidae Krause et al, 2020
Genus:	†Adalatherium Krause et al, 2020
Species:	†A. hui
Binomial name
†Adalatherium hui Krause et al, 2020

Adalatherium (Adàla, 'crazy' in Malagasy and therium, 'beast' in Greek) is an extinct gondwanatherian that lived on Madagascar during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous. The discovery of the first nearly-complete Adalatherium skeleton from the Maevarano Formation was announced in April 2020.

Description

Although known fossil is estimated to be subadult individual, it had large skull reaching length 8.4 centimetres (3.3 in), body length about 52 centimetres (20 in) and body mass is estimated between 1.775–5.218 kilograms (3.91–11.50 lb), making it one the largest known Mesozoic mammals only exceeded by fellow Malagasy gondwanathere Vintana, Repenomamus and Patagomaia. It is depicted in reconstructions as being built somewhat like a badger. Its skeleton is the most complete of any Southern Hemisphere Mesozoic mammal. Additionally, the front of the skull contains more foramina than any known mammal except Vincelestes.

References

1. ^ Krause, David W.; Hoffmann, Simone; Hu, Yaoming; Wible, John R.; Rougier, Guillermo W.; Kirk, E. Christopher; Groenke, Joseph R.; Rogers, Raymond R.; Rossie, James B.; Schultz, Julia A.; Evans, Alistair R. (2020-04-29). "Skeleton of a Cretaceous mammal from Madagascar reflects long-term insularity". Nature. 581 (7809): 421–427. doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2234-8. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 32461642. S2CID 216650606.
2. "Madagascar's prehistoric 'crazy beast' sheds light on mammalian evolution". India Today. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
3. Krause, David W.; Hoffmann, Simone; Rossie, James B.; Hu, Yaoming; Wible, John R.; Rougier, Guillermo W.; Kirk, E. Christopher; Groenke, Joseph R. (2020-12-14). "Craniofacial morphology of Adalatherium hui (Mammalia, Gondwanatheria) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 40 (sup1): 19–66. doi:10.1080/02724634.2020.1808665. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 230968119.

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Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Clade: Theriiformes Synapsida see Synapsida Cynodontia see Cynodontia Mammalia see Mammalia Allotheria see below↓
Allotheria Allotheria Haramiyida? Gondwanatheria? Adalatherium Groeberiidae? Ferugliotheriidae? Argentodites? Ferugliotherium LACM 149371? Magallanodon Trapalcotherium Sudamericidae Bharattherium Galulatherium Gondwanatherium Greniodon? Lavanify Patagonia? Sudamerica Vintana Multituberculata Argillomys Baidabatyr? Hahnotherium Janumys Tagaria Tashtykia Gondwanatheria? Hahnodontidae? Allodontoidea Arginbaatar Glirodon Zofiabaatar Allodontidae Ctenacodon Passumys Psalodon Paulchoffatioidea Pinheirodontidae Bernardodon Bructerodon Cantalera Ecprepaulax Gerhardodon Iberodon Lavocatia Pinheirodon Paulchoffatiidae Bathmochoffatia Galveodon Guimarotodon Henkelodon Kielanodon Kuehneodon Meketibolodon Meketichoffatia Paulchoffatia Plesiochoffatia Pseudobolodon Renatodon Rugosodon Sunnyodon Xenachoffatia Plagiaulacoidea Plagiaulacidae Bolodon Morrisonodon Plagiaulax Eobaataridae Cheruscodon Dolichoprion Eobaatar Hakusanobaatar Heishanobaatar Iberica Indobaatar Liaobaatar Loxaulax Monobaatar? Nokerbaatar Parendotherium Sinobaatar Tedoribaatar Teutonodon Albionbaataridae Albionbaatar Kielanobaatar Proalbionbaatar Cimolodonta see below↓
Cimolodonta Cimolodonta Allocodon Ameribaatar Boffius Corriebaatar Fractinus Halodon Uzbekbaatar Viridomys Gondwanatheria? Paracimexomys group Bryceomys Cedaromys Cimexomys Dakotamys Paracimexomys Cimolomyidae Buginbaatar Cimolomys Essonodon Meniscoessus Paressodon Parikimys Kogaionidae Barbatodon Hainina Kogaionon Litovoi Eucosmodontidae Clemensodon Eucosmodon Stygimys Microcosmodontidae Acheronodon Microcosmodon Pentacosmodon Ptilodontoidea Filikomys Neoliotomus Cimolodontidae Anconodon Cimolodon Liotomus Neoplagiaulacidae Cernaysia Ectypodus Krauseia Mesodma Mesodmops Mimetodon Neoplagiaulax Nidimys Parectypodus Paressonodon Xanclomys Xyronomys Ptilodontidae Aenigmamys Baiotomeus Kimbetohia Prochetodon Ptilodus Taeniolabidoidea Bubodens? Catopsalis Erythrobaatar Valenopsalis Yubaatar Lambdopsalidae Lambdopsalis Prionessus Sphenopsalis Taeniolabididae Kimbetopsalis Taeniolabis Djadochtatherioidea Bulganbaatar Chulsanbaatar Nemegtbaatar Sloanbaataridae Kamptobaatar Nessovbaatar Sloanbaatar Djadochtatheriidae Catopsbaatar Djadochtatherium Kryptobaatar Mangasbaatar Tombaatar
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