†Mytonolagus Burke 1934 (rabbit)
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Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Full reference: J. J. Burke. 1934. Mytonolagus, a new leporine genus from the Uinta Eocene series in Utah. Annals of Carnegie Museum 23:399-420
Parent taxon: Palaeolaginae according to M. R. Dawson 1958
See also Burke 1934, Burke 1941 and McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Litolagus, Megalagus, Palaeolagus
Subtaxa: Mytonolagus petersoni Mytonolagus wyomingensis
Type: Mytonolagus petersoni
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (13: California, Montana, Utah, Wyoming collections)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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