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Lepoides lepoides

Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae

Taxonomy
Lepoides lepoides was named by White (1988) [genotype]. Its type locality is Devil's Nest Airstrip, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in Nebraska. It is the type species of Lepoides.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Lepoides lepoides White

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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
genusLepoides
specieslepoides

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.

†Lepoides lepoides White 1988
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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, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Hemphillian to the top of the Blancan or 10.30000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nevada) Lepoides lepoides (19054)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) Lepoides lepoides (type locality: 18126 18359)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nevada) Lepoides lepoides (19107)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Nevada) Lepoides lepoides (19965)