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Lagomorph Paleoecology of the Middle Cenozoic in Eastern Asia

Lawson, Amelia

Lagomorphs are small plant eating mammals that are split into two extant families: the Ochotonidae which is comprised of pikas, and Leporidae which is made of rabbits and hares. The earliest lagomorph occurrence is 55 ...
Prehistoric Mountain Beaver Identification From Eastern Oregon

Lawson, Amelia (University of Oregon, 2021)

Aplodontiid fossils from the Turtle Cove Member of the John Day Formation are relatively abundant. Today there is only one remaining species of the Aplodontiidae family, the mountain beaver, Aplodontia rufa, which can be ...