Palaeolagus hemirhizis Korth and Hageman 1988 (rabbit)

Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae

Full reference: W. W. Korth and J. Hageman. 1988. Lagomorphs (Mammalia) from the Oligocene (Orellan and Whitneyan) Brule Formation, Nebraska. Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences 16:141-152

Belongs to Palaeolagus according to W. W. Korth and J. Hageman 1988

Sister taxa: Palaeolagus burkei, Palaeolagus haydeni, Palaeolagus hypsodus, Palaeolagus intermedius, Palaeolagus philoi, Palaeolagus primus, Palaeolagus temnodon, Tricium agapetilla

Type specimen: Its type locality is UNSM Sx-5 (Orella A), which is in an Orellan terrestrial horizon in the Brule Formation of Nebraska

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution:

• Oligocene of United States (13: Nebraska collections)

• Eocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan)

Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence

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