Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Full reference: E. P. Gustafson. 1978. The Vertebrate Faunas of the Pliocene Ringold Formation, South-Central Washington. Bulletin of the Museum of Natural History, University of Oregon 23:1-62
Belongs to Hypolagus according to E. P. Gustafson 1978
Sister taxa: Archaeolagus sonoranus, Hypolagus arizonensis, Hypolagus edensis, Hypolagus fontinalis, Hypolagus furlongi, Hypolagus gidleyi, Hypolagus oregonensis, Hypolagus parviplicatus, Hypolagus regalis, Hypolagus tedfordi, Hypolagus vetus, Hypolagus voorhiesi
Type specimen: Its type locality is White Bluffs, which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in the Ringold Formation of Washington
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Blancan of United States (7: Arizona, Kansas, Nevada, Texas, Washington collections)
• Hemphillian of Mexico (1), United States (5: Arizona, Florida, Nebraska, Nevada)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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