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Mytonolagus

Osteichthyes - Lagomorpha - Leporidae

Taxonomy
Mytonolagus was named by Burke (1934). It is not extant. Its type is Mytonolagus petersoni.

It was assigned to Mytonolaginae by Burke (1941); to Palaeolaginae by Dawson (1958); and to Leporidae by Burke (1934), McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species
M. petersoni (type species), M. wyomingensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Mytonolagus Burke
1941Mytonolagus Burke
1958Mytonolagus Dawson p. 9
1997Mytonolagus 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
subfamilyPalaeolaginaeDice 1929
genusMytonolagus

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. †Mytonolagus Burke 1934
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†Mytonolagus petersoni Burke 1934
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: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Uintan to the top of the Duchesnean or 45.90000 to 37.00000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (Utah) M. sp. (93090)
Late/Upper Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (Montana) M. petersoni (16584)
Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) M. petersoni (16513 16514 16517 16518)
Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (Utah) M. petersoni (16531 16607) M. sp. (213066)
Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (California) M. sp. (16590)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (Montana) M. wyomingensis (16854)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (Wyoming) M. wyomingensis (16826 16853 16884)