Early Eocene rodents (Mammalia) from the Eureka Sound Group of Ellesmere Island, Canada
Rodents are a minor element in the Early Eocene terrestrial fauna from the Eureka Sound Group of Ellesmere Island. Nevertheless, at least five taxa can be recognized, all members of the family Ischyromyidae. Two are paramyines, of which one is described as Paramys hunti, sp. nov. Three of the rodent...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/e01-010 2024-06-23T07:50:18+00:00 Early Eocene rodents (Mammalia) from the Eureka Sound Group of Ellesmere Island, Canada Dawson, Mary R 2001 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e01-010 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e01-010 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences volume 38, issue 7, page 1107-1116 ISSN 0008-4077 1480-3313 journal-article 2001 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/e01-010 2024-06-13T04:10:51Z Rodents are a minor element in the Early Eocene terrestrial fauna from the Eureka Sound Group of Ellesmere Island. Nevertheless, at least five taxa can be recognized, all members of the family Ischyromyidae. Two are paramyines, of which one is described as Paramys hunti, sp. nov. Three of the rodents are microparamyines, Microparamys bayi, sp. nov., and two species of the new genus Strathcona, S. minor, sp. nov., and S. major, sp. nov. The paramyines are Holarctic in distribution in the Early Eocene, but the microparamyines are known only from North America and Europe. The Arctic Microparamyinae provide the first clearly documented case for an early Cenozoic mammalian taxon having a North American origin and later dispersal into Europe across a North Atlantic terrestrial biogeographic province. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Ellesmere Island Eureka Sound North Atlantic Canadian Science Publishing Arctic Ellesmere Island Canada Eureka ENVELOPE(-85.940,-85.940,79.990,79.990) Strathcona ENVELOPE(99.200,99.200,-67.417,-67.417) Eureka Sound ENVELOPE(-84.999,-84.999,79.002,79.002) Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 38 7 1107 1116 |
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Rodents are a minor element in the Early Eocene terrestrial fauna from the Eureka Sound Group of Ellesmere Island. Nevertheless, at least five taxa can be recognized, all members of the family Ischyromyidae. Two are paramyines, of which one is described as Paramys hunti, sp. nov. Three of the rodents are microparamyines, Microparamys bayi, sp. nov., and two species of the new genus Strathcona, S. minor, sp. nov., and S. major, sp. nov. The paramyines are Holarctic in distribution in the Early Eocene, but the microparamyines are known only from North America and Europe. The Arctic Microparamyinae provide the first clearly documented case for an early Cenozoic mammalian taxon having a North American origin and later dispersal into Europe across a North Atlantic terrestrial biogeographic province. |
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Dawson, Mary R Early Eocene rodents (Mammalia) from the Eureka Sound Group of Ellesmere Island, Canada |
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Early Eocene rodents (Mammalia) from the Eureka Sound Group of Ellesmere Island, Canada |
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Early Eocene rodents (Mammalia) from the Eureka Sound Group of Ellesmere Island, Canada |
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Early Eocene rodents (Mammalia) from the Eureka Sound Group of Ellesmere Island, Canada |
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Early Eocene rodents (Mammalia) from the Eureka Sound Group of Ellesmere Island, Canada |
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Early Eocene rodents (Mammalia) from the Eureka Sound Group of Ellesmere Island, Canada |
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early eocene rodents (mammalia) from the eureka sound group of ellesmere island, canada |
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ENVELOPE(-85.940,-85.940,79.990,79.990) ENVELOPE(99.200,99.200,-67.417,-67.417) ENVELOPE(-84.999,-84.999,79.002,79.002) |
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Arctic Ellesmere Island Canada Eureka Strathcona Eureka Sound |
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Arctic Ellesmere Island Eureka Sound North Atlantic |
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Arctic Ellesmere Island Eureka Sound North Atlantic |
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