Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Full reference: M. R. Dawson. 1958. Later Tertiary Leporidae of North America. University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions Vertebrata 6:1-75
Belongs to Archaeolagus according to M. R. Dawson 1958
Sister taxa: Archaeolagus buangulus, Archaeolagus emeraldensis, Archaeolagus macrocephalus, Archaeolagus primigenius
Type specimen: Its type locality is Tick Canyon (CIT 201), which is in an Arikareean fluvial siltstone/sandstone in the Tick Canyon Formation of California
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Harrisonian of United States (1: Texas collection)
• Arikareean of United States (1: California)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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