Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Full reference: J. E. Storer. 1992. Tachylagus, a New Lagomorph from the Lac Pelletier Lower Fauna (Eocene: Duchesnean) of Saskatchewan. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 12(2):230-235
Parent taxon: Leporidae according to J. E. Storer 1992
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, Pronotolagus, Sardolagus, Shamolagus, Sylvilagus, Trischizolagus, Veterilepus, Zaissanolagus
Subtaxa: Tachylagus gawneae
Type: Tachylagus gawneae
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Eocene of Canada (2: Saskatchewan collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.