†Hesperolagomys galbreathi Clark et al. 1964 (pika)
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Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae
Full reference: J. B. Clark, M. R. Dawson, and A. E. Wood. 1964. Fossil mammals from the lower Pliocene of Fish Lake Valley, Nevada. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 131(2)
Belongs to Hesperolagomys according to J. B. Clark et al. 1964
Sister taxon: Hesperolagomys fluviatilis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Fish Lake Valley, which is in a Clarendonian terrestrial horizon in the Esmeralda Formation of Nevada
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (4: Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, Utah collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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