Proischyromys perditus Samuels and Korth 2017 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Ischyromyidae

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Full reference: J. X. Samuels and W. W. Korth. 2017. The first Eocene rodents from the Pacific Northwest, USA. Palaeontologia Electronica 20.2.24A:1-17

Belongs to Proischyromys according to J. X. Samuels and W. W. Korth 2017

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: UCMP 170698, a mandible (right dentary with m1 to m3). Its type locality is UCMP V92002, Lost Creek, which is in a Chadronian terrestrial claystone in the John Day Formation of Oregon.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at UCMP V92002, Lost Creek

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