Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Parent taxon: Leporidae according to Downey 1968
See also Kurten and Anderson 1980 and McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Archaeolaginae, Aztlanolagus, Caviina, Chadrolagus, Dasyporcina, Desmatolaginae, Desmatolagus, Dituberolagus, Gobiolagus, Hydrocharina, Hypsimylus, Lagomina, Lagotherium, Lepoides, Leporina, Leporinae, Lushilagus, Mytonolaginae, Nekrolagus, Nuralagus, Ordolagus, Palaeolaginae, Paranotolagus, Pewelagus, Pliopentalagus, Pronotolagus, Sardolagus, Shamolagus, Sylvilagus, Tachylagus, Trischizolagus, Veterilepus, Zaissanolagus
Subtaxa: Aluralagus bensonensis Aluralagus virginiae
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: New Mexico collection)
• Blancan of Mexico (1), United States (8: Arizona, New Mexico)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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