Didelphodus

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: Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
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]