†Mattimys 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: Microparamyinae according to M. R. Dawson 2001
See also Korth 1984 and McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Hartenbergeromys, Masillamys, Microparamys, Pantrogna, Sparnacomys, Strathcona
Subtaxa: Mattimys kalicola
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (8: Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Wyoming collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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