Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Full reference: Y. Tong. 1997. Middle Eocene Small Mammals from Liguanqiao Basin of Henan Province and Yuanqu Basin of Shanxi Province, Central China. Palaeontologica Sinica, New Series C 26:1-256
Parent taxon: Leporidae according to J. Meng et al. 2005
See also Tong 1997
Sister taxa: Aluralagus, Archaeolaginae, Aztlanolagus, Caviina, Chadrolagus, Dasyporcina, Desmatolaginae, Desmatolagus, Gobiolagus, Hydrocharina, Hypsimylus, Lagomina, Lagotherium, Lepoides, Leporina, Leporinae, Lushilagus, Mytonolaginae, Nekrolagus, Nuralagus, Ordolagus, Palaeolaginae, Paranotolagus, Pewelagus, Pliopentalagus, Pronotolagus, Sardolagus, Shamolagus, Sylvilagus, Tachylagus, Trischizolagus, Veterilepus, Zaissanolagus
Subtaxa: Dituberolagus venustus
Type: Dituberolagus venustus
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution: found only at Shipigou (Eocene to Oligocene of China)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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