| Palaeosinopa Temporal range: Middle
Eocene
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| Fossil from Wyoming | |
Scientific classification
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| 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. [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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