†Pauromys schaubi Wood 1959 (rodent)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuravidae
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 Pauromys according to A. E. Wood 1959
Sister taxa: Pauromys exallos, Pauromys lillegraveni, Pauromys perditus, Pauromys simplex, Pauromys texensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Twin Buttes (Upper Bridger), which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: Wyoming collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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