†Franimys Wood 1962 (rodent)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Paramyidae
Full reference: A. E. Wood. 1962. The Early Tertiary Rodents of the Family Paramyidae. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 52(1):3-261
Parent taxon: Reithroparamyinae according to A. Sahni and V.C. Srivastava 1976
See also McKenna and Bell 1997 and Wood 1962
Sister taxon: Asiomys
Subtaxa: Franimys actites Franimys ambos Franimys amherstensis Franimys buccatus
Type: Franimys amherstensis
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of India (1 collection), United States (6: Mississippi, Wyoming)
• Clarkforkian of United States (2: Colorado, Wyoming)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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