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Mytonolagus petersoni

Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae

Taxonomy
Mytonolagus petersoni was named by Burke (1934) [genotype]. Its type locality is Myton Pocket, which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Uinta Formation of Utah. It is the type species of Mytonolagus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Mytonolagus petersoni Burke

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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
genusMytonolagus
speciespetersoni

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.

†Mytonolagus petersoni Burke 1934
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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: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Kiessling 2004, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988

Age range: Uintan or 46.20000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Montana) Mytonolagus petersoni (16584)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Utah) Mytonolagus petersoni (16531 type locality: 16607)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) Mytonolagus petersoni (16513 16514 16517 16518)