Desmatolagus
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Desmatolagus is an extinct genus of early lagomorph first named in 1923.[1]
| Desmatolagus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Lagomorpha |
| Family: | Ochotonidae |
| Genus: | †Desmatolagus Matthew et Granger, 1923 |
| Type species | |
| Desmatolagus gobiensis | |
| Synonyms | |
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In 1940, the genus Agispelagus was described for the species A. simplex, to which a second species A. youngi was added in 1960. However, A. youngi was later determined to be a junior synonym of Desmatolagus robustus, and A. simplex was subsequently reassigned to the same genus, leaving Agispelagus a junior synonym of Desmatolagus.[2]