Hypsimylus yihesubuensis Meng and Hu 2004 (rabbit)

Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae

Full reference: J. Meng and Y.-M. Hu. 2004. Lagomorphs from the Yihesubu late Eocene of Nei Mongol (Inner Mongolia). Vertebrata PalAsiatica 42(4):261-275

Belongs to Hypsimylus according to J. Meng et al. 2005

See also Meng and Hu 2004

Sister taxon: Hypsimylus beijingensis

Type specimen: IVPP V 14137, a mandible (fragmentary right lower jaw). Its type locality is Yihesubu, which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in China.

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution: found only at Yihesubu

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