Mammalia - Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
Alternative combinations: Acritoparamys wyomingensis, Microparamys wyomingensis
Synonym: Reithroparamys matthewi Wood 1962
Full reference: A. E. Wood. 1959. A new sciuravid rodent of the genus Pauromys from the Eocene of Wyoming. American Museum Novitates 1978
Belongs to Paramys according to R. M. West 1969
See also Eaton 1982, Emry and Korth 1989, Gazin 1976, Korth 1984, Wood 1959 and Wood 1962
Sister taxa: Paramys adamus, Paramys compressidens, Paramys copei, Paramys delicatior, Paramys delicatus, Paramys dispar, Paramys excavatus, Paramys hunti, Paramys leptodus, Paramys nini, Paramys obailensis, Paramys pourcyensis, Paramys pycnus, Paramys savagei, Paramys simpsoni, Paramys taurus
Type specimens:
- Paramys wyomingensis: Its type locality is Hyopsodus Hill, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming
- Reithroparamys matthewi:
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (10: Wyoming collections)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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