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Pliopentalagus

Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae

Taxonomy
Pliopentalagus was named by Gureev and Konkova (1964). It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Pliopentalagus Gureev and Konkova
1997Pliopentalagus McKenna and Bell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
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
genusPliopentalagusGureev and Konkova 1964

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. †Pliopentalagus Gureev and Konkova 1964
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Villanyian or 11.60800 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Greece (Kozani) P. sp. (205341)
Ruscinian5.333 - 3.2Romania P. sp. (40796)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588China (Hebei) P. sp. (13486)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588China (Hebei) P. sp. (43210 43390 43391 43395 43396)