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Archaeolaginae

Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Archaeolaginae Dawson p. 38
1966Archaeolaginae Johnson p. 80
1972Archaeolaginae Green p. 380
1980Archaeolaginae Kurten and Anderson p. 277

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Duplicidentata()
orderLagomorphaBrandt 1885
familyLeporidae
subfamilyArchaeolaginae
subfamilyArchaeolaginae

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.

Subfm. †Archaeolaginae
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G. †Archaeolagus Dice 1917
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†Archaeolagus acaricolus Dawson 1958
†Archaeolagus buangulus Stevens et al. 1969
†Archaeolagus emeraldensis Barnosky 1986
†Archaeolagus primigenius Matthew 1907
G. †Hypolagus Dice 1917
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†Hypolagus arizonensis Downey 1962
†Hypolagus edensis Frick 1921
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Invalid names: Hypolagus limnetus Gazin 1934 [synonym]
†Hypolagus fontinalis Dawson 1958
†Hypolagus furlongi Gazin 1934
†Hypolagus gidleyi White 1988
†Hypolagus oregonensis Shotwell 1956
†Hypolagus parviplicatus Dawson 1958
†Hypolagus regalis Hibbard 1939
†Hypolagus ringoldensis Gustafson 1978
†Hypolagus tedfordi White 1988
†Hypolagus vetus Kellogg 1910
†Hypolagus voorhiesi White 1988
Invalid names: Archaeolagus sonoranus Alvarez 1963 [nomen dubium]
G. †Notolagus Wilson 1937
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†Notolagus lepusculus Hibbard 1939
†Notolagus velox Wilson 1937
Invalid names: Dicea Hibbard 1939 [synonym]
G. †Panolax Cope 1874
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†Panolax sanctaefidei Cope 1874
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, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the early Early Arikareean to the top of the Irvingtonian or 29.50000 to 0.30000 Ma

Collections (386 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian - Rupelian41.3 - 28.1Mexico (Oaxaca) Archaeolagus sp. (166797)
Geringian - Monroecreekian30.8 - 24.8USA (Florida) Palaeolagus sp. (17726)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Oregon) Archaeolagus sp. (212628)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Florida) Palaeolagus sp. (17859)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Montana) Archaeolagus sp. (17478 17543)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Wyoming) Archaeolagus ennisianus (17696)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (California) Archaeolagus sp. (17852)
early Early Arikareean - early Late Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (California) Archaeolagus sp. (175251)
late Late Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Oregon) Archaeolagus macrocephalus (18013)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8Canada (Saskatchewan) Archaeolagus primigenius, Palaeolagus sp. (17526)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Georgia Hypolagus brachygnathus (56733)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Czech Republic Hypolagus beremendensis (35907)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Israel Hypolagus brachygnathus (37024 37026)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117France (Cote d'Or) Hypolagus brachygnathus (49085)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Colorado) Hypolagus sp. (20410)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Arizona) Notolagus sp. (20341)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3Canada (Saskatchewan) Hypolagus limnetus (20563)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (California) Hypolagus furlongi (28221) Hypolagus sp. (20187 20191 20209)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Hungary (Borsodabaujzemplen) Hypolagus beremendensis (35472)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Turkey (Central Anatolia) Hypolagus brachygnathus (34368)