Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Full reference: J. A. White. 1984. Late Cenozoic Leporidae (Mammalia, Lagomorpha) from the Anza-Borrego Desert, Southern California. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication 9:41-57
Parent taxon: Leporidae according to J. A. White 1984
See also McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Aluralagus, Archaeolaginae, Aztlanolagus, Caviina, Chadrolagus, Dasyporcina, Desmatolaginae, Desmatolagus, Dituberolagus, Gobiolagus, Hydrocharina, Hypsimylus, Lagomina, Lagotherium, Lepoides, Leporina, Leporinae, Lushilagus, Mytonolaginae, Nekrolagus, Nuralagus, Ordolagus, Palaeolaginae, Paranotolagus, Pliopentalagus, Pronotolagus, Sardolagus, Shamolagus, Sylvilagus, Tachylagus, Trischizolagus, Veterilepus, Zaissanolagus
Subtaxa: Pewelagus dawsonae Pewelagus mexicanus
Type: Pewelagus dawsonae
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: California collection)
• Blancan of Mexico (1), United States (17: California, Nevada, Texas)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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