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Palaeolagus hemirhizis

Osteichthyes - Lagomorpha - Leporidae

Taxonomy
Palaeolagus hemirhizis was named by Korth and Hageman (1988). Its type locality is UNSM Sx-5 (Orella A), which is in an Orellan terrestrial horizon in the Brule Formation of Nebraska.

Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Palaeolagus hemirhizis Korth and Hageman

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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
genusPalaeolagus
specieshemirhizis

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.

†Palaeolagus hemirhizis Korth and Hageman 1988
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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: 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: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Chadronian to the top of the Orellan or 37.00000 to 31.80000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Chadronian37.0 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Palaeolagus hemirhizis (16981)
Middle Chadronian37.0 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Palaeolagus hemirhizis (16928)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Nebraska) Palaeolagus hemirhizis (type locality: 17214 17225 17227 17231 17235 17239 17252 17255 17264 17268 17271 17273 17282)