Mammalia - Primates - Paromomyidae
Full reference: C. S. Scott, S. López-Torres, M. T. Silcox and L. L. Bohach. 2025. New species of the plesiadapiform Paromomys Gidley (Primates, Paromomyidae) from the Paleocene of southwestern Alberta, Canada. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 45(3):e2549081
Belongs to Paromomys according to C. S. Scott et al. 2025
Sister taxa: Paromomys alticuspis, Paromomys depressidens, Paromomys farrandi, Paromomys insignis, Paromomys maturus
Type specimen: TMP 2018.033.0249, a mandible (incomplete right dentary with p4, m1, and alveoli for i1–2, c, p2–3). Its type locality is Heatwave, which is in a Tiffanian terrestrial sandstone in the Porcupine Hills Formation of Canada.
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Canada (6: Alberta collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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