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Pewelagus

Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae

Taxonomy
Pewelagus was named by White (1984). It is not extant. Its type is Pewelagus dawsonae.

It was assigned to Leporidae by White (1984), McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species
P. dawsonae (type species), P. mexicanus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Pewelagus White
1997Pewelagus McKenna and Bell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Duplicidentata()
orderLagomorphaBrandt 1885
familyLeporidae
genusPewelagus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Pewelagus White 1984
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†Pewelagus dawsonae White 1984
†Pewelagus mexicanus Miller and Carranza-Castaneda 1982
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available