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Megalagus
Taxonomy
Megalagus was named by Walker (1931). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Palaeolaginae by Dawson (1958); and to Leporidae by Walker (1931), Johnson (1966), McKenna and Bell (1997) and Lofgren et al. (2020).
It was assigned to Palaeolaginae by Dawson (1958); and to Leporidae by Walker (1931), Johnson (1966), McKenna and Bell (1997) and Lofgren et al. (2020).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1931 | Megalagus Walker |
1958 | Megalagus Dawson p. 10 |
1966 | Megalagus Johnson p. 80 |
1997 | Megalagus McKenna and Bell |
2020 | Megalagus Lofgren et al. |
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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.
G. †Megalagus Walker 1931
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†Megalagus abaconis Hayes 2000
†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]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available