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Megalagus abaconis

Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae

Taxonomy
Megalagus abaconis was named by Hayes (2000). Its type locality is Brooksville 2, which is in an Arikareean fissure fill claystone/sandstone in Florida.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Megalagus abaconis Hayes

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
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
genusMegalagusWalker 1931
speciesabaconis

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.

†Megalagus abaconis Hayes 2000
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
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, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Geringian to the top of the Monroecreekian or 29.50000 to 23.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Geringian - Monroecreekian29.5 - 23.1USA (Florida) Megalagus sp. (17487)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Florida) Megalagus abaconis (type locality: 17476)