Aluralagus virginiae Downey 1970 (rabbit)

Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae

Alternative combination: Hypolagus virginiae

Full reference: J. S. Downey. 1970. Middle Pleistocene Leporidae from the San Pedro valley, Arizona. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 700(B):131-136

Belongs to Aluralagus according to J. A. White 1991

See also Downey 1970 and Tomida 1987

Sister taxon: Aluralagus bensonensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Curtis Floss, which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in the St. David Formation of Arizona.

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (1: New Mexico collection)

• Blancan of United States (3: Arizona, New Mexico)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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