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Russellagus

Osteichthyes - Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae

Taxonomy
Russellagus was named by Storer (1970). It is not extant. Its type is Russellagus vonhofi.

It was assigned to Ochotonidae by Storer (1970), McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species
R. vonhofi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Russellagus Storer
1997Russellagus 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
genusRussellagus

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. †Russellagus Storer 1970
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Russellagus vonhofi Storer 1970
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: Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

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

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) R. vonhofi (18027 18031 18102 18141 18208 18261 18275 18284 18442)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5Canada (Saskatchewan) R. vonhofi (18759 18770 18797)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (South Dakota) R. vonhofi (18397)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) R. sp. (19535)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) R. sp. (19564)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) R. sp. (18327)