Lushilagus danjiangensis Tong and Lei 1987 (rabbit)

Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae

Alternative combination: Zaissanolagus danjiangensis

Full reference: Y. Tong and Y. Lei. 1987. Fossil Lagomorphs (Mammalia) From the Hetaoyuan Eocene of Xichuan, Henan. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 25(3):208-221

Belongs to Lushilagus according to J. Meng et al. 2005

See also Erbajeva 1999 and Tong and Lei 1987

Sister taxon: Lushilagus lohoensis

Type specimen: IVPP V8277, a tooth (Left P3). Its type locality is Shipigou, which is in an Eocene/Oligocene terrestrial horizon in the Hetaoyuan Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution: found only at Shipigou

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