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]

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References

"A new species of Pliocene Prolagus (Lagomorpha: Ochotonidae) from Poland is the northernmost record of the genus". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 30: 609–612. doi:10.1080/02724631003621789.

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[1] "A new species of Pliocene Prolagus (Lagomorpha: Ochotonidae) from Poland is the northernmost record of the genus". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 30: 609–612. doi:10.1080/02724631003621789.