Eurolagus
| Eurolagus Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Lagomorpha |
| Family: | †Palaeolagidae |
| Genus: | †Eurolagus |
| Species: | †E. fontanessi
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| Binomial name | |
| †Eurolagus fontanessi Depéret, 1887
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Eurolagus is an extinct genus of palaeolagid lagomorph that lived in Europe during the Miocene epoch.
Palaeoecology
[edit]The dental microwear of Eurolagus fontanessi from the site of Bełchatów A in Poland, which dates back to MN 9, suggests that E. fontanessi was a mixed feeder that lived in sylvan environments.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Fostowicz-Frelik, Łucja; Nadachowski, Adam; Kowalewska-Groszkowska, Magdalena (March 2012). "New Data on the Miocene Stem Lagomorph Eurolagus fontannesi , and Its Northernmost Record". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 57 (1): 1–20. doi:10.4202/app.2010.0109. ISSN 0567-7920. Retrieved 29 September 2025 – via Acta Palaeontologica Polonica.