Alilepus Dice 1931 (rabbit)

Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae

Synonym: Allolagus Dice 1929

Parent taxon: Leporinae according to M. R. Dawson 1958

See also Alroy 2002, Fejfar 1961, McKenna and Bell 1997 and White 1991

Sister taxa: Brachylagus, Caprolagus, Lepus, Nesolagus, Oryctolagus, Pentalagus, Pliolagus, Pliosiwalagus, Pratilepus, Pronolagus, Romerolagus, Serengetilagus

Subtaxa: Alilepus browni Alilepus dietrichi Alilepus hibbardi Alilepus vagus Alilepus wilsoni

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Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Spain (1 collection), United States (2: Arizona, Kansas)

• Blancan of United States (12: Arizona, Idaho, Nebraska, Nevada, Texas, Washington)

• Pliocene of Greece (2), the Russian Federation (1), Slovakia (1)

• Hemphillian of United States (1: Nebraska)

• Miocene of China (8), Greece (2), Kenya (2), Moldova (1), Pakistan (1), United States (5: California, Nebraska, Nevada, South Dakota)

Total: 39 collections each including a single occurrence

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