Reithroparamys delicatissimus Leidy 1871 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Reithroparamyidae

Alternative combinations: Paramys delicatissimus, Plesiarctomys delicatissimus

Belongs to Reithroparamys according to L. D. Ivy 1990

See also Cope 1873, Cope 1875, Emry and Korth 1989, Gazin 1976, Hay 1902, Korth 1984, Leidy 1873, Matthew 1920, Wilson 1940 and Wood 1962

Sister taxa: Reithroparamys debequensis, Reithroparamys huerfanensis, Reithroparamys sciuroides

Type specimen: Its type locality is Grizzly Buttes, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (11: Nevada, Wyoming collections)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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