Didelphodus is an extinct genus of eutherian mammal that inhabited North America and Europe during the Eocene epoch. It was insectivorous.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | †Cimolesta |
| Family: | †Cimolestidae |
| Genus: | †Didelphodus Cope, 1882 |
Taxonomy
editThe genus Didelphodus was erected by E. D. Cope in 1882, with the type species Deltatherium absarokae transferred to his new genus.[1] The genus has been placed in the family Leptictidae[2] or in the family Cimolestidae.[1]
Species placed in the genus include:[2][1]
- Didelphodus absarokae (Cope, 1881) (type species)
- Didelphodus caloris Gingerich, Folie & Smith, 2023
- Didelphodus rheos Storer, 1995
- Didelphodus serus Storer, 1984
Palaeoecology
editBased on its dental morphology and enamel δ18O values, Didelphodus had an insectivorous diet.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Gingerich, Philip D.; Folie, Annelise & Smith, Thierry (2023). "Didelphodus caloris, New Species (Mammalia, Cimolesta), from the Wasatchian WA–0 Fauna of the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, Clarks Fork Basin, Wyoming" (PDF). Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan. 35 (2): 34–45. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ a b "†Didelphodus Cope 1882 (eutherian)". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ Secord, Ross; Wing, Scott L.; Chew, Amy (Spring 2008). "Stable isotopes in early Eocene mammals as indicators of forest canopy structure and resource partitioning". Paleobiology. 34 (2): 282–300. doi:10.1666/0094-8373(2008)034[0282:SIIEEM]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0094-8373. Retrieved 12 November 2024 – via Cambridge Core.