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 Hypolagus according to M. R. Dawson 1958
Sister taxa: Archaeolagus sonoranus, Hypolagus arizonensis, Hypolagus edensis, Hypolagus furlongi, Hypolagus gidleyi, Hypolagus oregonensis, Hypolagus parviplicatus, Hypolagus regalis, Hypolagus ringoldensis, Hypolagus tedfordi, Hypolagus vetus, Hypolagus voorhiesi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Big Spring Canyon, which is in a Clarendonian terrestrial horizon in South Dakota
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Hemphillian of United States (3: Indiana, Nevada, New Mexico collections)
• Miocene of United States (29: California, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas)
Total: 32 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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