| Prolagus oeningensis | |
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| Prolagus oeningensis fossil | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Lagomorpha |
| Family: | † Prolagidae |
| Genus: | † Prolagus |
| Species: | †P. oeningensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Prolagus oeningensis König, 1825 | |
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| Synonyms [3] | |
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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.
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. [4]
This species was possibly a herbivore like other living lagomorphs.
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