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Ephemerolagus nievae

Mammalia - Lagomorpha

Taxonomy
Ephemerolagus nievae was named by Vianey-Liaud and Lebrun (2013). Its type specimen is RAV546, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ravet, which is in a MP 21 karst phosphorite in France. It is the type species of Ephemerolagus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Ephemerolagus nievae Vianey-Liaud and Lebrun

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Duplicidentata()
orderLagomorphaBrandt 1885
genusEphemerolagus
speciesnievae

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.

†Ephemerolagus nievae Vianey-Liaud and Lebrun 2013
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:05:12
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:05:12
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Kiessling 2004, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: MP 21 or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 2133.9 - 27.3France (Quercy) Ephemerolagus nievae (type locality: 36708)