Palaeosinopa
| Palaeosinopa Temporal range: 50–40 Ma Middle Eocene | |
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| Fossil from Wyoming | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Eutheria |
| Order: | Cimolesta |
| Suborder: | Pantolesta |
| Family: | Pantolestidae |
| Subfamily: | Pantolestinae |
| Genus: | Palaeosinopa Matthew 1901 |
Mandible of P. eterrima
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.
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