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Trischizolagus mirificus

Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae

Taxonomy
Trischizolagus mirificus was named by Qiu and Storch (2000). Its type specimen is IVPP V11937, a tooth (p3 inf. sin.), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Bilike, which is in a Pliocene lacustrine horizon in China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. maritzae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Trischizolagus mirificus Qiu and Storch p. 202

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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
genusTrischizolagusRadulesco and Samson 1967
speciesmirificus

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.

†Trischizolagus mirificus Qiu and Storch 2000
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
Z. Qiu and G. Storch 2000Size between Trischizolagus dumitrescuae and T. maritsae. P2 with two anterior folds. p3 with an anterior fold on the trigonid in about one third of the teeth, and a posterointernal fold or its vestige in about half of the adult specimens.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:52:57
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the MN 13 or 5.33300 to 4.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 137.246 - 4.9China (Tibet) Trischizolagus mirificus (115611 115621)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6China (Nei Mongol) Trischizolagus mirificus (type locality: 75300)