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Desmatolagus robustus

Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae

Taxonomy
Desmatolagus robustus was named by Matthew and Granger (1923). Its type specimen is AMNH 19116, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Loh, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in the Hsanda Gol Formation of Mongolia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. schargaltensis

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Desmatolagus robustus Matthew and Granger
1960Agispelagus youngi Gureev
1960Procaprolagus maximus Gureev
1975Desmatolagus robustus Sych

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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
genusDesmatolagus
speciesrobustus

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.

†Desmatolagus robustus Matthew and Granger 1923
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Invalid names: Agispelagus youngi Gureev 1960 [synonym], Procaprolagus maximus Gureev 1960 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Late/Upper Oligocene or 33.90000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Mongolia Desmatolagus robustus (type locality: 53979 175168)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4China (Nei Mongol) Desmatolagus robustus (175386 175387)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Mongolia (Övörkhangai) Desmatolagus robustus (180955 182119 201191)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03China (Gansu) Desmatolagus robustus (175388)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Kazakhstan Desmatolagus robustus (180344)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Mongolia Desmatolagus robustus (75602)