Mammalia - Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
Full reference: M. R. Dawson. 2001. Early Eocene rodents (Mammalia) from the Eureka Sound Group of Ellesmere Island, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 38(7):1107-1116
Belongs to Microparamys according to M. R. Dawson 2001
Sister taxa: 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 solis, Microparamys tricus, Microparamys woodi
Type specimen: CMN 30937, a tooth (?m2 inf. dext.). Its type locality is Ellesmere Island (Lower), which is in a Wasatchian deltaic horizon in the Margaret Formation of Canada.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Ellesmere Island (Lower)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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