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Prolagus imperialis Temporal range: Early Pliocene | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Lagomorpha |
Family: | † Prolagidae |
Genus: | † Prolagus |
Species: | †P. imperialis |
Binomial name | |
†Prolagus imperialis Mazza, 1987 | |
Prolagus imperialis is an extinct species in the genus Prolagus . It was one of the species in this genus that were recently discovered. Prolagus imperialis may have resembled a pika.
Prolagus imperialis was named after Poggio Imperiale, the place where its fossils were discovered. [1] Its name might mean "first rabbit of Poggio Imperiale".
Prolagus imperialis is larger than the species which was discovered along with it, Prolagus apricenicus . Also, Prolagus imperialis is the largest of all Prolagidae, weighing about 5 kilograms (11 lb).