Palaeolagus

Palaeolagus
Temporal range: Late Eocene to Oligocene,[1] 35–23 Ma
Palaeolagus haydeni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Lagomorpha
Genus: †Palaeolagus
Leidy, 1856
Species
  • †P. burkei
  • †P. haydeni
  • †P. hemirhizis
  • †P. hypsodus
  • †P. intermedius
  • †P. philoi
  • †P. primus
  • †P. temnodon

Palaeolagus ('ancient hare') is an extinct genus of lagomorph.[2] Palaeolagus lived in the Eocene[3] and Oligocene epochs of North America,

  1. ^ Palmer, D., ed. (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. p. 285. ISBN 1-84028-152-9.
  2. ^ Haaramo, Mikko (2008-03-11). "Mikko's Phylogeny archive". Retrieved 2009-02-01.
  3. ^ "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database".