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Hesperolagomys

Osteichthyes - Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae

Taxonomy
Hesperolagomys was named by Clark et al. (1964). It is not extant. Its type is Hesperolagomys galbreathi.

It was assigned to Ochotonidae by Clark et al. (1964), McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species
H. fluviatilis, H. galbreathi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Hesperolagomys Clark et al.
1997Hesperolagomys McKenna and Bell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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
familyOchotonidaeThomas 1897
genusHesperolagomys

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. †Hesperolagomys Clark et al. 1964
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†Hesperolagomys galbreathi Clark et al. 1964
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:49:04
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Clarendonian or 16.30000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Colorado) H. sp. (18934)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) H. sp. (19535)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5Canada (Saskatchewan) H. fluviatilis (18759)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) H. fluviatilis (18027 18031 18141 18208 18261 18284 18442) H. sp. (18240)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (California) H. sp. (19384)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Oregon) H. galbreathi (18831)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nevada) Sylvilagus sp. (18888)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Utah) H. galbreathi (18913)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (South Dakota) H. sp. (18344)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) H. sp. (18324)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) H. galbreathi (18327) H. sp. (18066)