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 Palaeolagus according to M. R. Dawson 1958
Sister taxa: Palaeolagus burkei, Palaeolagus haydeni, Palaeolagus hemirhizis, Palaeolagus hypsodus, Palaeolagus intermedius, Palaeolagus primus, Palaeolagus temnodon, Tricium agapetilla
Type specimen: Its type locality is Sharps (SDSM V-5358), which is in a Geringian terrestrial horizon in the Sharps Formation of South Dakota
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Arikareean of United States (4: Nebraska, Wyoming collections)
• Oligocene of United States (25: Nebraska, South Dakota)
Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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