Palaeosinopa

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.

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Palaeosinopa Temporal range: 50–40 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Middle Eocene
Fossil from Wyoming
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	†Pantolesta
Family:	†Pantolestidae
Subfamily:	†Pantolestinae
Genus:	†Palaeosinopa Matthew 1901

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