Palaeosinopa
Appearance
Palaeosinopa Temporal range:Eocene
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Fossil fromWyoming | |
Scientific classification![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | †Cimolesta |
Family: | †Pantolestidae |
Subfamily: | †Pantolestinae |
Genus: | †Palaeosinopa Matthew 1901 |
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Palaeosinopais an extinctgenusof semi-aquatic, non-placentaleutherianmammalsbelonging to the familyPantolestidae.[1]Their diet consisted of other semi-aquatic life forms.
References
[edit]- ^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.JSTOR1379838.