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Megalagus turgidus

Osteichthyes - Lagomorpha - Leporidae

Taxonomy
Palaeolagus turgidus was named by Cope (1873).

It was synonymized subjectively with Palaeolagus brachyodon by Matthew (1903); it was recombined as Megalagus turgidus by Walker (1931), Wood (1940), Green (1942), Galbreath (1953), Dawson (1958).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. brachydon
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Marcot on 2016-04-13

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Palaeolagus triplex Cope p. 4
1873Palaeolagus turgidus Cope p. 4
1873Tricium paniense Cope p. 4
1891Palaeolagus turgidus Cope p. 5
1902Palaeolagus triplex Hay p. 736
1902Palaeolagus turgidus Hay p. 736
1908Palaeolagus turgidus Lambe
1931Megalagus turgidus Walker
1934Palaeolagus turgidus Burke
1940Megalagus turgidus Wood
1942Megalagus turgidus Green
1953Megalagus turgidus Galbreath
1958Megalagus turgidus 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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—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
speciesturgidus()

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 turgidus Cope 1873
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Invalid names: Palaeolagus triplex Cope 1873 [synonym], Tricium paniense Cope 1873 [synonym]
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: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Chadronian to the top of the Whitneyan or 37.00000 to 29.50000 Ma

Collections (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) Megalagus turgidus (16942 16943)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (South Dakota) Megalagus turgidus (17007)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Palaeolagus turgidus (101961)
Late/Upper Chadronian37.0 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Megalagus turgidus (16981)
Middle Chadronian37.0 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Megalagus sp. (16928)
Chadronian - Orellan37.0 - 31.8USA (Wyoming) Megalagus turgidus (16993)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8Canada (Saskatchewan) Megalagus turgidus (17111)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (South Dakota) Megalagus turgidus (17094 17115 17173 17174) Palaeolagus turgidus (17133)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Colorado) Megalagus turgidus (17081 17082 17083)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Nebraska) Megalagus turgidus (17098 17164 17207 17211 17214 17220 17221 17235 17239 17242 17250 17252 17257 17269 17271 17273)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Montana) Megalagus turgidus (17090)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Wyoming) Megalagus turgidus (17104 17105 17106)
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (Nebraska) Megalagus turgidus (17420)
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (South Dakota) Megalagus turgidus (17336 17337 17338)