Palaeosinopa
Palaeosinopa Temporal range: Eocene
Middle | |
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Fossil from Wyoming | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | †Cimolesta |
Family: | †Pantolestidae |
Subfamily: | † |
Genus: | †Palaeosinopa Matthew 1901 |
Palaeosinopa is an extinct genus of semi-aquatic, non-placental eutherian mammals belonging to the family Pantolestidae.[1] 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.
Categories:
- Cimolestans
- Eocene mammals
- Eocene mammals of Europe
- Fossil taxa described in 1901
- Prehistoric mammal genera