Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Full reference: J. J. Burke. 1941. New fossil Leporidae from Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 1117:1-23
Belongs to Desmatolagus according to J. Meng et al. 2005
See also Burke 1941 and Sych 1975
Sister taxa: Desmatolagus chinensis, Desmatolagus gazini, Desmatolagus gobiensis, Desmatolagus orlovi, Desmatolagus periaralicus, Desmatolagus pusillus, Desmatolagus robustus, Desmatolagus schizopetrus, Desmatolagus simplex, Desmatolagus veletus, Desmatolagus vetustus, Desmatolagus vusillus, Desmatolagus youngi
Type specimen: AMNH 20373, a mandible. Its type locality is Ergilin Dzo [AMNH], which is in an Eocene terrestrial sandstone in the Ergilin Dzo Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution: found only at Ergilin Dzo [AMNH]
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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