Kingdom Animalia Class Mammalia Family †Prolagidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Lagomorpha Genus †Prolagus | |
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Similar Prolagus, Listriodon, Micromeryx, Sardinian pika, Brachypotherium | ||
Prolagus oeningensis is an extinct lagomorph and the type species of its genus, Prolagus. It lived from 15.97 to 7.75 Ma, existing for about 8 million years.
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Range
The species has been found in various locations in Europe and Asia. It was named after the town of Öhningen in Germany, its type locality.
Diet
This species was possibly a herbivore like other living lagomorphs.
References
Prolagus oeningensis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA