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Hypolagus fontinalis

Osteichthyes - Lagomorpha - Leporidae

Taxonomy
Hypolagus fontinalis was named by Dawson (1958). Its type locality is Big Spring Canyon, which is in a Clarendonian terrestrial horizon in South Dakota.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. balearicus, H. beremendensis, H. brachygnathus, H. brachypus, H. gromovi, H. igromovi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Hypolagus fontinalis Dawson

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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
genusHypolagus
speciesfontinalis

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.

†Hypolagus fontinalis Dawson 1958
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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 Barstovian to the top of the Miocene or 16.30000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (South Dakota) Hypolagus fontinalis (18113)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Oregon) Hypolagus vetus (19025)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) Hypolagus parviplicatus (19193 19271 19279 19280 19281 19343 19416 19430 19522 19523 19525 19550 19557)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Hypolagus fontinalis (18163 18284 18412 18442 18443)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (South Dakota) Hypolagus fontinalis (type locality: 18063)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (California) Hypolagus sp. (19145)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Oregon) Hypolagus fontinalis (18831)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nevada) Hypolagus fontinalis (18835) Hypolagus vetus (18888)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Hypolagus fontinalis (18095 18334 188779)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Texas) Hypolagus fontinalis (18104)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Nevada) Hypolagus fontinalis (18996)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (New Mexico) Hypolagus fontinalis (19348)
Late/Upper Hemphillian - Blancan9.4 - 1.4USA (Indiana) Hypolagus fontinalis (18320)