Pseudotomus Cope 1872 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Ischyromyidae

Alternative spelling: Paramys (Pseudotomus)

Synonyms: Ischyrotomus Matthew 1910, Paramys (Ischyrotomus) Matthew 1910

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1872. Second account of new Vertebrata from the Bridger Eocene. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society (separate) 1-3

Parent taxon: Manitshini according to R. H. Dunn and D. T. Rasmussen 2007

See also Cope 1881, Hay 1902, Korth 1985, Matthew 1910, McKenna and Bell 1997, Peterson 1919, Wilson 1940 and Wood 1962

Sister taxa: Manitsha, Plesiarctomys

Subtaxa: Pseudotomus californicus Pseudotomus eugenei Pseudotomus hians Pseudotomus horribilis Pseudotomus johanniculi Pseudotomus littoralis Pseudotomus petersoni Pseudotomus robustus Pseudotomus timmys

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Canada (2: Saskatchewan collections), United States (32: California, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Wyoming)

Total: 34 collections including 37 occurrences

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