Russellagus
Extinct genus of lagomorph
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Russellagus is an extinct genus of lagomorph that lived in North America during the Miocene epoch.[1]
| Russellagus Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Lagomorpha |
| Family: | Ochotonidae |
| Genus: | †Russellagus |
| Species: | †R. vonhofi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Russellagus vonhofi Storer, 1970 | |
Description
Russellagus vonhofi had rooted, hypsodont postcanine teeth. Its mandible contained mental foramina beneath the trigonids of the first molar and the fourth premolar, with the latter mental foramen being smaller than the former. The ventral border of horizontal ramus was straight below the postcanine teeth, and it curved sharply ventrally to the angle. The lower molariform teeth had narrower and mesiodistally lengthened talonids than trigonids. The upper cheek teeth were unilaterally hypsodont.[2]