Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Synonyms: Agispelagus youngi Gureev 1960, Procaprolagus maximus Gureev 1960
Full reference: W. D. Matthew and W. Granger. 1923. Nine new rodents from the Oligocene of Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 102:1-10
Belongs to Desmatolagus according to L. Sych 1975
See also Lopatin 1998 and Matthew and Granger 1923
Sister taxa: Desmatolagus ardynense, Desmatolagus chinensis, Desmatolagus gazini, Desmatolagus gobiensis, Desmatolagus orlovi, Desmatolagus periaralicus, Desmatolagus pusillus, Desmatolagus schizopetrus, Desmatolagus simplex, Desmatolagus veletus, Desmatolagus vetustus, Desmatolagus vusillus, Desmatolagus youngi
Type specimens:
- Desmatolagus robustus: AMNH 19116, a mandible. Its type locality is Loh, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in the Hsanda Gol Formation of Mongolia.
- Agispelagus youngi:
- Procaprolagus maximus:
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Oligocene of China (3 collections), Kazakhstan (1), Mongolia (6)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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