†Mytonolagus petersoni Burke 1934 (rabbit)
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Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Full reference: J. J. Burke. 1934. Mytonolagus, a new leporine genus from the Uinta Eocene series in Utah. Annals of Carnegie Museum 23:399-420
Belongs to Mytonolagus according to J. J. Burke 1934
Sister taxon: Mytonolagus wyomingensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Myton Pocket, which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Uinta Formation of Utah
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (7: Montana, Utah, Wyoming collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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