Mammalia - Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
Full reference: A. E. Wood. 1956. Mytonomys, a new genus of paramyid rodent from the Upper Eocene. Journal of Paleontology 30(3):753-755
Parent taxon: Ailuravinae according to R. S. Rana et al. 2008
See also McKenna and Bell 1997 and Wood 1956
Sister taxa: Ailuravus, Eohaplomys, Euromys, Meldimys
Subtaxa: Mytonomys burkei Mytonomys coelumensis Mytonomys coloradensis Mytonomys gaitania Mytonomys mytonensis Mytonomys robustus Mytonomys wortmani
Type: Prosciurus robustus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Mexico (1 collection), United States (29: California, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Wyoming)
Total: 30 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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