Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae
Parent taxon: Ochotonidae according to M. A. Erbajeva et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Amphilagus, Bellatona, Bohlinotona, Cuyamalagus, Gripholagomys, Hesperolagomys, Ochotona, Oklahomalagus, Paludotona, Piezodus, Praotherium palatinum, Prolagus, Russellagus, Sinolagomyinae, Titanomys
Subtaxa: Albertona Alloptox Lagopsis Marcuinomys Ochotonoides Ochotonoma Pliolagomys Proochotona
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of China (3 collections), Greece (1), the Russian Federation (1)
• Pliocene of China (1), Hungary (1), Kazakhstan (3), Kyrgyzstan (1), Romania (2), the Russian Federation (1), Turkey (1), Ukraine (1)
• Miocene of China (12), France (17), Germany (9), Greece (5), Kazakhstan (1), Libya (1), Moldova (3), Mongolia (8), Portugal (5), Romania (1), Spain (9), Switzerland (6), Turkey (1)
Total: 94 collections including 100 occurrences