†Strenulagus shipigouensis Tong and Lei 1987 (placental)
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Full reference: Y. Tong and Y. Lei. 1987. Fossil Lagomorphs (Mammalia) From the Hetaoyuan Eocene of Xichuan, Henan. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 25(3):208-221
Belongs to Strenulagus according to J. Meng et al. 2005
See also Fostowicz-Frelik et al. 2015 and Lopatin and Averianov 2006
Sister taxon: Strenulagus solaris
Type specimen: YIGM V006. Its type locality is Shipigou, which is in an Eocene/Oligocene terrestrial horizon in the Hetaoyuan Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Shipigou
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