Prolagus oeningensis

Prolagus oeningensis
Temporal range: Langhian - late Tortonian
Prolagus oeningensis fossil
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Prolagidae
Genus: Prolagus
Species:
P. oeningensis
Binomial name
Prolagus oeningensis
König, 1825
Prolagus oeningensis fossils distribution map.
Synonyms
  • Prolagus aeningensis (König, 1825)
  • Lagomys (Cuvier, 1800)
  • Anoema (König, 1825)
  • Archaeomys (Fraas, 1856)
  • Myolagus (Hensel, 1856)

Prolagus oeningensis is an extinct lagomorph and the type species of its genus, Prolagus. It lived from 15.97 to 7.75 Ma, existing for about 8 million years.