Mammalia - Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
Alternative combination: Paramys atavus
Full reference: G. L. Jepsen. 1937. A Paleocene Rodent, "Paramys Atavus". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 78(2):291-301
Belongs to Acritoparamys according to L. D. Ivy 1990
See also Dawson and Beard 1996, Jepsen 1937 and Korth 1984
Sister taxa: Acritoparamys atwateri, Acritoparamys francesi, Acritoparamys pattersoni, Acritoparamys wutui
Type specimen: Its type locality is Bear Creek, which is in a Clarkforkian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Montana
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: Wyoming collections)
• Clarkforkian of United States (2: Montana, Wyoming)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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