Palaeosinopa

Palaeosinopa
Temporal range: 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

Palaeosinopa is an extinct genus of semi-aquatic, non-placental eutherian mammals belonging to the family Pantolestidae. Their diet consisted of other semi-aquatic life forms.

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