Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Full reference: M. S. Stevens, J. B. Stevens, and M. R. Dawson. 1969. New Early Miocene Formation and Vertebrate Local Fauna, Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas. Pearce-Sellards Series 15:1-15
Belongs to Archaeolagus according to M. S. Stevens et al. 1969
Sister taxa: Archaeolagus acaricolus, Archaeolagus emeraldensis, Archaeolagus macrocephalus, Archaeolagus primigenius
Type specimen: TMM 40918-2, a mandible. Its type locality is Castolon (TMM 40918), which is in a Harrisonian terrestrial horizon in the Delaho Formation of Texas.
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Harrisonian of United States (3: Texas collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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