Oreolagus Dice 1917 (pika)

Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae

Full reference: L. R. Dice. 1917. Systematic position of several Tertiary lagomorphs. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geology 10(12):179-183

Parent taxon: Sinolagomyinae according to M. A. Erbajeva et al. 2011

See also Dice 1917 and McKenna and Bell 1997

Sister taxa: Austrolagomys, Bellatonoides, Heterolagus, Kenyalagomys, Sinolagomys

Subtaxa: Oreolagus colteri Oreolagus nebrascensis Oreolagus nevadensis Oreolagus wallacei Oreolagus wilsoni

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan collection), United States (30: Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Wyoming)

• Arikareean of United States (1: Idaho)

Total: 32 collections each including a single occurrence

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