Palaeosinopa russelli Smith 1997 (placental)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Pantolestoidae

Full reference: R. Smith. 1997. Palaeosinopa russelli (Mammalia, Pantolesta), une espece nouvelle du Membre de Dormaal, proche de la limite Paleocene-Eocene. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique 67:153-159

Belongs to Palaeosinopa according to R. Smith 1997

Sister taxa: Palaeosinopa aestuarium, Palaeosinopa didelphoides, Palaeosinopa dorri, Palaeosinopa incerta, Palaeosinopa lacus, Palaeosinopa lutreola, Palaeosinopa nunavutensis, Palaeosinopa reclusum, Palaeosinopa veterrima

Type specimen: IRScNB M 1243, a set of teeth (m2)

Ecology: amphibious piscivore-durophage

Distribution: found only at Dormaal (Eocene of Belgium)

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