†Pewelagus mexicanus Miller and Carranza-Castaneda 1982 (rabbit)
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Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Alternative combination: Hypolagus mexicanus
Full reference: W. E. Miller and O. Carranza-Castaneda. 1982. New Lagomorphs from the Pliocene of Central Mexico. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 2(1):95-107
Belongs to Pewelagus according to J. A. White 1988
See also Miller and Carranza-Castaneda 1982
Sister taxon: Pewelagus dawsonae
Type specimen: Its type locality is Rancho Viejo, which is in a Blancan floodplain claystone/ash in the Rancho Viejo Beds Formation of Mexico
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution: found only at Rancho Viejo
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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