Mammalia - Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
Full reference: W. W. Korth. 1984. Earliest Tertiary evolution and radiation of rodents in North America. Bulletin of Carnegie Museum of Natural History 24:1-71
Parent taxon: Ischyromyidae according to W. W. Korth 1984
See also McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Ailuravinae, Apatosciuravus, Churcheria, Decticadapis, Hulgana, Ischyromyinae, Ischyromys, Leptotomus, Lophiparamys, Microparamyinae, Notoparamys, Paramyinae, Paramys, Pseudoparamyinae, Rapamys, Tapomys, Thisbemys
Subtaxa: Acritoparamys atavus Acritoparamys atwateri Acritoparamys francesi Acritoparamys pattersoni Acritoparamys wutui
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of China (1 collection), United States (41: California, Colorado, Wyoming)
• Clarkforkian of United States (6: Colorado, Montana, Wyoming)
Total: 48 collections including 50 occurrences
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