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 Paramys according to M. R. Dawson 2001
Sister taxa: Paramys adamus, Paramys compressidens, Paramys copei, Paramys delicatior, Paramys delicatus, Paramys dispar, Paramys excavatus, Paramys leptodus, Paramys nini, Paramys obailensis, Paramys pourcyensis, Paramys pycnus, Paramys savagei, Paramys simpsoni, Paramys taurus, Paramys wyomingensis
Type specimen: CMN 30913, a tooth (?m1 inf. sin.). 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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