Oryctolagus lacosti is an extinct species of large rabbit from the Late Pliocene of France.[1] It is closely related to the living European rabbit.
| Oryctolagus lacosti Temporal range: Late Pliocene
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| Jawbone of O. lacosti | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Lagomorpha |
| Family: | Leporidae |
| Genus: | Oryctolagus |
| Species: | †O. lacosti
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| Binomial name | |
| †Oryctolagus lacosti (Pomel, 1853)
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Description
editThis species is known for being much larger than its living relative, comparable in size to hares of the genus Lepus.[2] Despite being comparable in size to the living brown hare, its lower incisor shape and limb proportions match those of the living Oryctolagus, confirming its position as a rabbit rather than a hare.[3]
References
edit- ^ de Marfa, Roger; Mein, Pierre (2007). "Revision of Oryctolagus lacosti (Lagomorpha, Mammalia) from the Upper Pliocene of Perrier (Auvergne, France)". Comptes Rendus Palevol. 6 (5): 327–334. doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2007.05.003.
- ^ Lumpkin, Susan; Seidensticker, John (February 2011). Rabbits: The Animal Answer Guide. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 28. ISBN 9781421401263.
- ^ Kurten, Bjorn (2017). Pleistocene Mammals of Europe. Taylor & Francis. p. 228. ISBN 9781351499484.