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Prolagus osmolskae

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Prolagus osmolskae
Temporal range: Pliocene
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Prolagidae
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

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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

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

References

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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.