Prolagus osmolskae

Prolagus osmolskae; Temporal range: Pliocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Lagomorpha
Family:	Ochotonidae
Genus:	†Prolagus
Species:	†P. osmolskae
Binomial name
	†Prolagus osmolskae; Fostowicz-Frelik, 2010

Prolagus osmolskae is an extinct species in the genus Prolagus. It may have resembled a pika.

Range[]

This species was the northernmost record of Prolagus. Unlike other members of its genus, Prolagus osmolskae did not live near the Mediterranean Sea. Instead, this species lived in Poland.

Nomenclature[]

This species was named in honour of Professor Halszka Osmólska.^[1]

References[]

^ Fostowicz-Frelik, Łucja (2010). "A new species of Pliocene Prolagus (Lagomorpha: Ochotonidae) from Poland is the northernmost record of the genus". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 30 (2): 609–612. doi:10.1080/02724631003621789. S2CID 84550663.

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[1] Fostowicz-Frelik, Łucja (2010). "A new species of Pliocene Prolagus (Lagomorpha: Ochotonidae) from Poland is the northernmost record of the genus". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 30 (2): 609–612. doi:10.1080/02724631003621789. S2CID 84550663.

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