Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Full reference: J. J. Burke. 1941. New fossil Leporidae from Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 1117:1-23
Parent taxon: Leporidae according to J. Meng et al. 2005
See also Averianov and Lopatin 2005, Burke 1941 and McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Aluralagus, Archaeolaginae, Aztlanolagus, Caviina, Chadrolagus, Dasyporcina, Desmatolaginae, Desmatolagus, Dituberolagus, Gobiolagus, Hydrocharina, Hypsimylus, Lagomina, Lagotherium, Lepoides, Leporina, Leporinae, Lushilagus, Mytonolaginae, Nekrolagus, Nuralagus, Ordolagus, Palaeolaginae, Paranotolagus, Pewelagus, Pliopentalagus, Pronotolagus, Sardolagus, Sylvilagus, Tachylagus, Trischizolagus, Veterilepus, Zaissanolagus
Subtaxa: Shamolagus grangeri Shamolagus medius
Type: Shamolagus grangeri
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Eocene of China (3 collections), Mongolia (2)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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