Palaeosinopa

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:	†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.