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†Paramys Leidy 1871 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Ischyromyidae

Parent taxon: Ischyromyidae according to O. A. Peterson 1919

See also Alroy 2002, Hay 1902, Leidy 1873, McKenna and Bell 1997 and Rose et al. 2012

Sister taxa: Acritoparamys, Ailuravinae, Apatosciuravus, Churcheria, Decticadapis, Hulgana, Ischyromyinae, Ischyromys, Leptotomus, Lophiparamys, Microparamyinae, Notoparamys, Paramyinae, Pseudoparamyinae, Rapamys, Tapomys, Thisbemys

Subtaxa: Paramys adamus Paramys compressidens Paramys copei Paramys delicatior Paramys delicatus Paramys dispar Paramys excavatus Paramys hunti Paramys leptodus Paramys nini Paramys obailensis Paramys pourcyensis Paramys pycnus Paramys savagei Paramys simpsoni Paramys taurus Paramys wyomingensis

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Belgium (1 collection), Canada (1: Northwest Territories), France (2), Kazakhstan (1), the United Kingdom (2), United States (280: California, Colorado, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wyoming)

• Clarkforkian of United States (8: Colorado, Wyoming)

Total: 295 collections including 363 occurrences

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