Paromomys Gidley 1923 (primate)

Mammalia - Primates - Paromomyidae

Parent taxon: Paromomyinae according to G. F. Gunnell 1989

See also Alroy 2002, McKenna and Bell 1997, Simpson 1937 and Simpson 1940

Sister taxa: Acidomomys, Arcius, Dianomomys, Edworthia, Ignacius, Palaechthonini, Paromomyini, Phenacolemur leonardi, Phenacolemurinae, Purgatoriinae

Subtaxa: Paromomys alticuspis Paromomys depressidens Paromomys farrandi Paromomys maturus

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Ecology: arboreal omnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Canada (1: Alberta collection), United States (18: California, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming)

Total: 19 collections including 23 occurrences

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