†Gobiolagus major Burke 1941 (rabbit)
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Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Full reference: J. J. Burke. 1941. New fossil Leporidae from Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 1117:1-23
Belongs to Gobiolagus according to J. Meng et al. 2005
See also Meng and Hu 2004
Sister taxa: Gobiolagus aliwusuensis, Gobiolagus burkei, Gobiolagus gromovi, Gobiolagus hekkeri, Gobiolagus lii, Gobiolagus tolmachovi
Type specimen: AMNH 26098, a mandible. Its type locality is Twin Obo, which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in the Shara Murun Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Kazakhstan (1 collection)
• Eocene of China (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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