Mammalia - Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
Alternative combinations: Leptotomus leptodus, Plesiarctomys leptodus
Synonyms: Leptotomus grangeri Matthew 1910, Paramys grangeri Matthew 1910
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1873. On some Eocene mammals, obtained by Hayden's Geological Survey of 1872. Paleontological Bulletin 12:1-6
Belongs to Paramys according to E. D. Cope 1873
See also Hay 1902, Wilson 1940, Wood 1962 and Wood 1980
Sister taxa: Paramys adamus, Paramys compressidens, Paramys copei, Paramys delicatior, Paramys delicatus, Paramys dispar, Paramys excavatus, Paramys hunti, Paramys nini, Paramys obailensis, Paramys pourcyensis, Paramys pycnus, Paramys savagei, Paramys simpsoni, Paramys taurus, Paramys wyomingensis
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (5: California, Texas, Utah, Wyoming collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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