Didelphodus
Didelphodus is an extinct genus of eutherian mammal that inhabited North America and Europe during the Eocene epoch. It was insectivorous.
Taxonomy
The genus Didelphodus was erected by Edward [Drinker Cope|E. D. Cope] in 1882, with the type species Deltatherium absarokae transferred to his new genus. The genus has been placed in the family Leptictidae or in the family Cimolestidae.Species placed in the genus include:
- Didelphodus absarokae
- Didelphodus caloris Gingerich, Folie & Smith, 2023
- Didelphodus rheos Storer, 1995
- Didelphodus serus Storer, 1984