Mytonolagus Burke 1934 (rabbit)

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

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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

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