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Palaeolagus haydeni

Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae

Taxonomy
Palaeolagus haydeni was named by Leidy (1856). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Head of Bear Creek (Orellan/Nebraska), which is in an Orellan terrestrial horizon in Nebraska.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Palaeolagus haydeni Leidy
1857Palaeolagus haydeni Leidy p. 89
1873Palaeolagus agapetillus Cope p. 1
1873Tricium agapetilla Cope p. 4
1873Tricium annae Cope p. 4
1873Tricium avunculus Cope p. 4
1873Tricium leporinum Cope p. 5
1902Palaeolagus agapetillus Hay p. 735
1902Palaeolagus haydeni Hay p. 735
1902Palaeolagus leporinus Hay p. 736
1902Palaeolagus agapetillus Matthew
1908Palaeolagus haydeni Lambe
1931Archaeolagus striatus Walker
1931Protolagus affinus Walker
1958Palaeolagus haydeni Dawson p. 20
2022Palaeolagus haydeni Korth et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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
genusPalaeolagus
specieshaydeni

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 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]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. D. Cope 1873 (Tricium avunculus)Size very small. The molars, except the first, with a distinct but narrow posterior third column, their sid es to the centre. Incisor sub-triangular in section.