Didelphodus Taxonomy
The genus Didelphodus was erected by E. D. Cope in 1882, with the type species Deltatherium absarokae transferred to his new genus.[ 1] [ 2] 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 δ18 O values, Didelphodus had an insectivorous diet.[ 3]
References
1 2 3 4 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 . 1 2 "†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.
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