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Pewelagus
Taxonomy
Pewelagus was named by White (1984). It is not extant. Its type is Pewelagus dawsonae.
It was assigned to Leporidae by White (1984) and McKenna and Bell (1997).
It was assigned to Leporidae by White (1984) and McKenna and Bell (1997).
Species
P. dawsonae (type species), P. mexicanus
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1984 | Pewelagus White |
| 1997 | Pewelagus McKenna and Bell |
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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. †Pewelagus White 1984
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†Pewelagus dawsonae White 1984
†Pewelagus mexicanus Miller and Carranza-Castaneda 1982
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979 | |||||
Age range: base of the Blancan to the top of the Irvingtonian or 4.90000 to 0.30000 Ma
Collections (19 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blancan | USA (Nevada) | P. dawsonae (19965) | |
| Blancan | USA (Texas) | Hypolagus sp. (20030) P. dawsonae (20034 20060) | |
| Blancan | Mexico (Guanajuato) | Hypolagus mexicanus (20077) | |
| Blancan | USA (California) | P. dawsonae (19664 20094 20098 20099 20102 20103 20104 20105 20106 20107 20115 20118 20120) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (California) | P. dawsonae (20123) |