†Paromomys maturus Gidley 1923 (primate)
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Mammalia - Primates - Paromomyidae
Belongs to Paromomys according to G. G. Simpson 1937
See also Alroy 2002
Sister taxa: Paromomys alticuspis, Paromomys depressidens, Paromomys farrandi
Type specimen: U.S.N.M. no. 9473, a mandible (right lower jaw with P4-M3 and anterior alveoli). Its type locality is Gidley Quarry, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Montana.
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (8: Montana, Wyoming collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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