Desmatolagus periaralicus Lopatin 1998 (rabbit)

Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae

Full reference: A. V. Lopatin. 1998. A Revision of the Early Miocene Lagomorpha (Mammalia) from the North Aral Region. Paleontological Journal 32(3):291-304

Belongs to Desmatolagus according to Lopatin 1998

Sister taxa: Desmatolagus ardynense, Desmatolagus chinensis, Desmatolagus gazini, Desmatolagus gobiensis, Desmatolagus orlovi, Desmatolagus pusillus, Desmatolagus robustus, Desmatolagus schizopetrus, Desmatolagus simplex, Desmatolagus veletus, Desmatolagus vetustus, Desmatolagus vusillus, Desmatolagus youngi

Type specimen: PIN, no. 4516/99, a tooth (Right P3). Its type locality is Altynshokysu (bone bed I), which is in an Oligocene terrestrial siltstone/claystone in the Aral Formation of Kazakhstan.

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Kazakhstan (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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