Adapisoriculidae

Adapisoriculidae is an extinct family of non-placental eutherian mammals which was present during the Paleogene and possibly the Late Cretaceous. They were once thought to be members of the order Erinaceomorpha,^[7] closely related to the hedgehog family (Erinaceidae), because of their similar dentition, or to be basal Euarchontans.^[8] They were also thought to be marsupials at one point. Most recent studies show them to be non-placental eutherians, however.^[9]

Adapisoriculidae Temporal range: Paleocene–Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Possible Late Cretaceous record[1]
Jaw fragment of Bustylus marandati
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Clade:	Eutheria
Family:	†Adapisoriculidae Van Valen (1967)
Genera
Adapisoriculus Afrodon[2] Bustylus[3] Deccanolestes? Garatherium[4] Namibiodon[5] Remiculus?[6] Sahnitherium? Wyonycteris?

They were small mammals 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.