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Lagotherium

Osteichthyes - Lagomorpha - Leporidae

Taxonomy
Lagotherium was named by Pictet (1853). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Leporidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species lacking formal opinion data
L. beremendense, L. beremendensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Lagotherium Pictet
1997Lagotherium 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
familyLeporidae
genusLagotheriumPictet 1853

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. †Lagotherium Pictet 1853
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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: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Villafranchian or 2.58000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Hungary (Barany) L. beremendense (35359 35383 35473)
Villafranchian3.55 - 1.8Hungary (Fejer) L. sp. (35374)
Villafranchian3.55 - 1.8Hungary (Barany) L. beremendense (35371)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Hungary (Barany) L. beremendense (35459) L. beremendensis (35442)