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Oreolagus nevadensis

Osteichthyes - Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae

Taxonomy
Palaeolagus nevadensis was named by Kellogg (1910). Its type specimen is UCMP 12575, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Virgin Valley, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Virgin Valley Formation of Nevada.

It was recombined as Oreolagus nevadensis by Dice (1917), McGrew (1941), Dawson (1965), Nichols (1976).

Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by P. Holroyd on 2023-08-16

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Palaeolagus nevadensis Kellogg
1917Oreolagus nevadensis Dice
1941Oreolagus nevadensis McGrew
1965Oreolagus nevadensis Dawson
1976Oreolagus nevadensis Nichols

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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
familyOchotonidaeThomas 1897
subfamilySinolagomyinaeGureev 1960
genusOreolagus
speciesnevadensis()

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.

†Oreolagus nevadensis Kellogg 1910
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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: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:49:04
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Barstovian or 16.30000 to 12.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nevada) Oreolagus nevadensis (type locality: 19103)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Montana) Oreolagus nevadensis (18803)