Didelphodus
Extinct genus of mammals
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Didelphodus is an extinct genus of eutherian mammal that inhabited North America and Europe during the Eocene epoch. It was insectivorous.[1]
| Didelphodus Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | †Cimolesta |
| Family: | †Cimolestidae |
| Genus: | †Didelphodus Cope, 1882 |
Taxonomy
The 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
Based on its dental morphology and enamel δ18O values, Didelphodus had an insectivorous diet.[3]