Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae
Full reference: A. R. Bair. 2011. Description of a new species of the North American archaic pika Hesperolagomys (Lagomorpha: Ochotonidae) from the middle Miocene (Barstovian) of Nebraska and reassessment of the genus Hesperolagomys. Palaeontologia Electronica 14(1):6A
Belongs to Hesperolagomys according to A. R. Bair 2011
Sister taxa: Hesperolagomys fluviatilis, Hesperolagomys galbreathi
Type specimen: UNSM 123305, a maxilla (dentary with i-m2 and alveolus for m3). Its type locality is Garner Bridge South, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Valentine Formation of Nebraska.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (3: Nebraska collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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