Didelphodus
Taxonomy
The genus Didelphodus was erected by E. D. Cope in 1882, with the type species Deltatherium absarokae transferred to his new genus.{{Cite journal |last1=Gingerich |first1=Philip D. |last2=Folie |first2=Annelise |last3=Smith |first3=Thierry |date=2023 |title=Didelphodus caloris, New Species (Mammalia, Cimolesta), from the Wasatchian WA–0 Fauna of the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, Clarks Fork Basin, Wyoming |journal=Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan |volume=35 |issue=2 |pages=34–45 |url=https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/178289/ContributionsVol35No2_low%20res.pdf |access-date=2024-11-13 |name-list-style=amp }} The genus has been placed in the family Leptictidae or in the family Cimolestidae.
Species placed in the genus include:{{Cite web |title=†Didelphodus Cope 1882 (eutherian) |website=Paleobiology Database |url=https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=40236 |access-date=2024-11-13 }}
- 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.{{Cite journal |last=Secord |first=Ross |last2=Wing |first2=Scott L. |last3=Chew |first3=Amy |date=Spring 2008 |title=Stable isotopes in early Eocene mammals as indicators of forest canopy structure and resource partitioning |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/paleobiology/article/abs/stable-isotopes-in-early-eocene-mammals-as-indicators-of-forest-canopy-structure-and-resource-partitioning/745A8C47656B7D19D648F2DD77628E5F |journal=Paleobiology |language=en |volume=34 |issue=2 |pages=282–300 |doi=10.1666/0094-8373(2008)034[0282:SIIEEM]2.0.CO;2 |issn=0094-8373 |access-date=12 November 2024 |via=Cambridge Core|url-access=subscription }}
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Category:Eocene mammals of Europe