FHSM VP-297
Megalagus turgidus (Cope, 1873)

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Taxonomy

Specimen Info

Kingdom
Animalia
Genus
Megalagus
Phylum
Chordata
Species
turgidus
Class
Mammalia
Author
Cope
Order
Lagomorpha
Year
1873
Family
Leporidae
Collected by
Sternberg, G.F.
Date Collected
Identified By
Walker, M.V.
Date Identified
1905-04-14
Type
Number of Pieces
1
Description
Skull; Mandible, with p2-p4

Locality

Lithostratigraphy

Country
United States of America
State/Province
Wyoming
County
Converse
Remarks
Information withheld. Please contact FHSM for detailed locality information
Group
Formation
Member
Zone
Bed
Local Fauna

Chronostratigraphy

Biostratigraphy

Earliest Era
Cenozoic
Latest Era
Cenozoic
Earliest Period
Paleogene
Latest Period
Paleogene
Earliest Epoch
Oligocene
Latest Epoch
Oligocene
Earliest Age
Rupelian
Latest Age
Rupelian
Lowest Zone
Highest Zone

Publications (2 of 2)

Walker, M.V., . 1931a. Notes on fossil lagomorphs. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science, 34:122-124
Walker, M.V., . 1931b. Notes on North American fossil lagomorphs. Aerend, 2:227-240