Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Full reference: J. A. White. 1991. North American Leporinae (Mammalia: Lagomorpha) from late Miocene (Clarendonian) to latest Pliocene (Blancan). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 11(1):67-89
Parent taxon: Leporidae according to J. A. White 1991
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, Pewelagus, Pliopentalagus, Sardolagus, Shamolagus, Sylvilagus, Tachylagus, Trischizolagus, Veterilepus, Zaissanolagus
Subtaxa: Pronotolagus albus Pronotolagus apachensis Pronotolagus nevadensis Pronotolagus whitei
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Hemphillian of United States (3: Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon collections)
• Miocene of United States (10: California, Florida, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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