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Palaeosinopa

Palaeosinopa
Temporal range: 50–40 Ma Middle Eocene
Fossil from Wyoming
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cimolesta
Family: Pantolestidae
Subfamily: Pantolestinae
Genus: Palaeosinopa
Matthew 1901
Restoration

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

  1. ^ 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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