Palaeosinopa Matthew 1901 (eutherian)

Mammalia - Cimolesta - Pantolestidae

Parent taxon: Pantolestidae according to P. D. Gingerich 1980

See also Alroy 2002, Hay 1902, Lopatin 2006, McKenna and Bell 1997, Rose et al. 2012 and Van Valen 1967

Sister taxa: Aatotomus, Androconus, Bessoecetor, Bogdia, Buxolestes, Dyspterninae, Leptonysson, Pagonomus, Pantolestes, Pantolestinae, Pantomimus, Premontrelestes, Propalaeosinopa, Thelysia

Subtaxa: Palaeosinopa aestuarium Palaeosinopa didelphoides Palaeosinopa dorri Palaeosinopa incerta Palaeosinopa lacus Palaeosinopa lutreola Palaeosinopa nunavutensis Palaeosinopa reclusum Palaeosinopa russelli Palaeosinopa veterrima

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Type: Palaeosinopa veterrima

Ecology: amphibious piscivore-durophage

Distribution:

• Eocene of Belgium (1 collection), Canada (1: Northwest Territories), France (2), the United Kingdom (1), United States (90: Colorado, Mississippi, North Dakota, Virginia, Wyoming)

• Paleocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan), United States (20: Montana, Wyoming)

Total: 116 collections including 128 occurrences

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