Eurolagus

Eurolagus; Temporal range: Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Lagomorpha
Family:	† Palaeolagidae
Genus:	† Eurolagus
Species:	†E. fontanessi
Binomial name
	†Eurolagus fontanessi; Depéret, 1887

Last updated October 02, 2025

Eurolagus is an extinct genus of palaeolagid lagomorph that lived in Europe during the Miocene epoch.

Palaeoecology

The dental microwear of Eurolagus fontanessi from the site of Bełchatów A in Poland, which dates back to MN 9, suggests that E. fontanessi was a mixed feeder that lived in sylvan environments.^[1]

References

↑ Fostowicz-Frelik, Łucja; Nadachowski, Adam; Kowalewska-Groszkowska, Magdalena (March 2012). "New Data on the Miocene Stem Lagomorph Eurolagus fontannesi , and Its Northernmost Record". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica . 57 (1): 1–20. doi:10.4202/app.2010.0109. ISSN 0567-7920 . Retrieved 29 September 2025– via Acta Palaeontologica Polonica.

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[1] Fostowicz-Frelik, Łucja; Nadachowski, Adam; Kowalewska-Groszkowska, Magdalena (March 2012). "New Data on the Miocene Stem Lagomorph Eurolagus fontannesi , and Its Northernmost Record". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica . 57 (1): 1–20. doi:10.4202/app.2010.0109. ISSN 0567-7920 . Retrieved 29 September 2025– via Acta Palaeontologica Polonica.

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