Acritoparamys atavus Jepsen 1937 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Ischyromyidae

Alternative combination: Paramys atavus

Full reference: G. L. Jepsen. 1937. A Paleocene Rodent, "Paramys Atavus". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 78(2):291-301

Belongs to Acritoparamys according to L. D. Ivy 1990

See also Dawson and Beard 1996, Jepsen 1937 and Korth 1984

Sister taxa: Acritoparamys atwateri, Acritoparamys francesi, Acritoparamys pattersoni, Acritoparamys wutui

Type specimen: Its type locality is Bear Creek, which is in a Clarkforkian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Montana

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (2: Wyoming collections)

• Clarkforkian of United States (2: Montana, Wyoming)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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