Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae

Alternative combination: Hypolagus mexicanus

Full reference: W. E. Miller and O. Carranza-Castaneda. 1982. New Lagomorphs from the Pliocene of Central Mexico. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 2(1):95-107

Belongs to Pewelagus according to J. A. White 1988

See also Miller and Carranza-Castaneda 1982

Sister taxon: Pewelagus dawsonae

Type specimen: Its type locality is Rancho Viejo, which is in a Blancan floodplain claystone/ash in the Rancho Viejo Beds Formation of Mexico

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution: found only at Rancho Viejo

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.