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Megalagus brachyodon

Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae

Taxonomy
Palaeolagus brachyodon was named by Matthew (1903). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pipestone Springs, which is in a Chadronian terrestrial claystone in the Renova Formation of Montana.

It was recombined as Megalagus brachyodon by Burke (1936), Wood (1940), Green (1942), Dawson (1958), Gawne (1978), Lofgren et al. (2020).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Palaeolagus brachyodon Matthew p. 217
1936Desmatolagus dicei Burke
1936Megalagus brachyodon Burke
1940Megalagus brachyodon Wood
1942Megalagus brachyodon Green
1958Megalagus brachyodon Dawson
1964Montanolagus dicei Gureev
1978Megalagus brachyodon Gawne
2020Megalagus brachyodon Lofgren et al.

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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
speciesbrachyodon()

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 brachyodon Matthew 1903
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Invalid names: Desmatolagus dicei Burke 1936 [synonym]
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: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Kiessling 2004, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Middle Chadronian to the top of the Early/Lower Chadronian or 37.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duchesnean - Early/Lower Chadronian39.7 - 33.9USA (Montana) Megalagus brachyodon (230862)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Megalagus brachyodon (16919 16979)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) Megalagus brachyodon (16920 16942 16962 16963 16964 16965)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Montana) Megalagus brachyodon (16924 16935 16959 type locality: 17010 17041) Palaeolagus triplex (16988)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Nebraska) Megalagus brachyodon (16930 16940 16941 17014 17031)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (North Dakota) Megalagus brachyodon (16991)
Late/Upper Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Montana) Megalagus brachyodon (17027)
Middle Chadronian - Late/Upper Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Megalagus brachyodon (156988)