Palaeosinopa Temporal range: 50–40 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Middle Eocene | |
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Fossil from Wyoming | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | †Cimolesta |
Family: | †Pantolestidae |
Subfamily: | †Pantolestinae |
Genus: | †Palaeosinopa Matthew 1901 |
Palaeosinopa is an extinct genus of semi-aquatic, non-placental eutherian mammals belonging to the family Pantolestidae. Their diet consisted of other semi-aquatic life forms.
References
- Gingerich, P. D. (1980). "A New Species of Palaeosinopa (Insectivora: Pantolestidae) from the Late Paleocene of Western North America". Journal of Mammalogy. 61 (3): 449. doi:10.2307/1379838. JSTOR 1379838.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Palaeosinopa |