‭ ‬Lagomorpha - Prehistoric-Wildlife

Palaeolagus

In Depth Palaeolagus is essentially an Eocene/Oligocene version of today‭’‬s rabbits and hares,‭ ‬however,‭ ‬Palaeolagus was quite a bit more primitive than modern forms.‭ ‬The rear legs in particular are proportionately shorter that modern rabbits,‭ ‬which means that Palaeolagus had less‭ ‘‬spring‭’ ‬in its step and therefore could not‭ ‬run anywhere near as fast as … Read more

Nuralagus‭

In Depth Further Reading – Nuralagus rex, gen. et sp. nov., an endemic insular giant rabbit from the Neogene of Minorca. – Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31 (2): 231–240 – Josep Quintana, Mike Kohler, Salvador Moya-Sola – 2011. – Palaeontology: The giant rabbits of Minorca. – Nature 472: 9 – Meike Kohler – 2011. – … Read more

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