Biology:Palaeosinopa
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Short description: Genus of mammals
| Palaeosinopa | |
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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.
Wikidata ☰ Q15402591 entry
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