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Palaeolagus philoi

Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae

Taxonomy
Palaeolagus philoi was named by Dawson (1958). Its type locality is Sharps (SDSM V-5358), which is in a Geringian terrestrial horizon in the Sharps Formation of South Dakota.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Palaeolagus philoi Dawson

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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
subfamilyPalaeolaginaeDice 1929
genusPalaeolagus
speciesphiloi

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.

†Palaeolagus philoi Dawson 1958
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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: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Arikareean to the top of the Monroecreekian or 29.50000 to 24.80000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Geringian30.8 - 26.3USA (South Dakota) Palaeolagus philoi (17621 17629 17630 17633 type locality: 17634 17635 17636 17637 17638 17641 17642 17644 17651 17654 17657 17658 17660)
Geringian30.8 - 26.3USA (Nebraska) Palaeolagus philoi (17494 17495 17535 17544 17590 17709)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Palaeolagus philoi (17567 17708)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Wyoming) Archaeolagus ennisianus (17466)
early Early Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Palaeolagus philoi (156729)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8USA (South Dakota) Palaeolagus philoi (17564)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8USA (Nebraska) Palaeolagus philoi (67637)