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Palaeolaginae

Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae

Taxonomy
Palaeolaginae was named by Dice (1929). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Leporidae by Dawson (1958).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Palaeolaginae Dice
1958Palaeolaginae Dawson p. 9

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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
subfamilyPalaeolaginaeDice 1929
subfamilyPalaeolaginaeDice 1929

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. †Palaeolaginae Dice 1929
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G. †Litolagus Dawson 1958
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Litolagus molidens Dawson 1958
G. †Megalagus Walker 1931
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Megalagus abaconis Hayes 2000
Megalagus brachyodon Matthew 1903
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Invalid names: Desmatolagus dicei Burke 1936 [synonym]
Megalagus dawsoni Black 1961
Megalagus primitivus Schlaikjer 1935
Megalagus turgidus Cope 1873
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Invalid names: Palaeolagus triplex Cope 1873 [synonym], Tricium paniense Cope 1873 [synonym]
G. †Mytonolagus Burke 1934
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Mytonolagus petersoni Burke 1934
G. †Palaeolagus Leidy 1856
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Palaeolagus burkei Schlaikjer 1935
Palaeolagus haydeni Leidy 1856
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Invalid names: Archaeolagus striatus Walker 1931 [synonym], Palaeolagus agapetillus Cope 1873 [synonym], Protolagus affinus Walker 1931 [synonym], Tricium annae Cope 1873 [synonym], Tricium avunculus Cope 1873 [synonym], Tricium leporinum Cope 1873 [synonym]
Palaeolagus hemirhizis Korth and Hageman 1988
Palaeolagus hypsodus Schlaikjer 1935
Palaeolagus intermedius Matthew 1899
Palaeolagus philoi Dawson 1958
Palaeolagus primus Emry and Gawne 1986
Palaeolagus temnodon Douglass 1902
Invalid names: Protolagus Walker 1931 [synonym], Tricium Cope 1873 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available