†Quadratomus Korth 1984 (rodent)
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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: Paramyini according to R. H. Dunn and D. T. Rasmussen 2007
See also Korth 1984 and McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Quadratomus gigans Quadratomus grandis Quadratomus grossus Quadratomus sundelli
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (17: Colorado, Texas, Wyoming collections)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
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