Mammalia - Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
Full reference: M. R. Dawson and K. N. Constenius. 2018. Mammalian fauna of the Middle Eoene Kishenehn Formation, Middle Fork of the Flathead River, Montana. Annals of Carnegie Museum 85(1):25-60
Belongs to Microparamys according to M. R. Dawson and K. N. Constenius 2018
Sister taxa: Microparamys bayi, Microparamys chandoni, Microparamys cheradius, Microparamys dubius, Microparamys hottingeri, Microparamys hunterae, Microparamys lingchaensis, Microparamys minutus, Microparamys nanus, Microparamys nimius, Microparamys paisi, Microparamys perfossus, Microparamys sambucus, Microparamys scopaiodon, Microparamys solidus, Microparamys tricus, Microparamys woodi
Type specimen: CM 83102, a tooth (Lm3). Its type locality is Kishenehn M-28R, which is in an Uintan lacustrine - large marl in the Kishenehn Formation of Montana.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: Montana collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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