Prolagus osmolskae
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| Prolagus osmolskae Temporal range: Pliocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Lagomorpha |
| Family: | †Prolagidae |
| Genus: | †Prolagus |
| Species: | †P. osmolskae
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| †Prolagus osmolskae Fostowicz-Frelik, 2010
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Prolagus osmolskae is an extinct species in the genus Prolagus. It may have resembled a pika.
Range
[edit]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
[edit]This species was named in honour of Professor Halszka Osmólska.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ 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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