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Palaeolagus intermedius

Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae

Taxonomy
Palaeolagus intermedius was named by Matthew (1899).

It was synonymized subjectively with Palaeolagus haydeni by Troxell (1921).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Palaeolagus intermedius Matthew
1902Palaeolagus intermedius Hay p. 736
1934Palaeolagus intermedius Burke
1940Palaeolagus intermedius Wood

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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()
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
speciesintermediusMatthew 1899

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 intermedius Matthew 1899
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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: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Chadronian to the top of the Whitneyan or 37.20000 to 30.80000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) Palaeolagus intermedius (16943)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Colorado) Palaeolagus intermedius (17081 17082 17083)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Wyoming) Palaeolagus intermedius (17104 17318)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Nebraska) Palaeolagus intermedius (17229 17258)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Montana) Palaeolagus intermedius (17074 17075 17109)
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8USA (Nebraska) Palaeolagus intermedius (17412)
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8USA (Colorado) Palaeolagus intermedius (17426)
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8USA (South Dakota) Palaeolagus intermedius (17336 17337 17338)