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Archaeolagus primigenius

Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae

Taxonomy
Lepus primigenius was named by Matthew (1907). Its type locality is AMNH Rosebud 27, which is in a Harrisonian terrestrial horizon in the Rosebud Formation of South Dakota.

It was recombined as Archaeolagus primigenius by Matthew (1924), Gazin (1930), Dawson (1958), Macdonald (1963), Macdonald (1970) and Green (1972).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Lepus primigenius Matthew
1924Archaeolagus primigenius Matthew
1930Archaeolagus primigenius Gazin
1958Archaeolagus primigenius Dawson
1963Archaeolagus primigenius Macdonald
1970Archaeolagus primigenius Macdonald
1972Archaeolagus primigenius Green p. 382

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Duplicidentata()
orderLagomorphaBrandt 1885
familyLeporidae
subfamilyArchaeolaginae
genusArchaeolagus
speciesprimigenius()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Archaeolagus primigenius Matthew 1907
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:52:57
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Monroecreekian to the top of the Hemingfordian or 26.30000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8Canada (Saskatchewan) Archaeolagus primigenius (17526)
Harrisonian24.8 - 20.43USA (Nebraska) Archaeolagus primigenius (17802 17816)
Harrisonian24.8 - 20.43USA (South Dakota) Archaeolagus primigenius (type locality: 17754)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (South Dakota) Archaeolagus primigenius (17878)