Prolagus imperialis
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| Prolagus imperialis Temporal range: Early Pliocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Lagomorpha |
| Family: | †Prolagidae |
| Genus: | †Prolagus |
| Species: | †P. imperialis
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| Binomial name | |
| †Prolagus imperialis Mazza, 1987
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Prolagus imperialis is an extinct species in the genus Prolagus. It was one of the species in this genus that were recently discovered. Prolagus imperialis may have resembled a pika.
Nomenclature
[edit]Prolagus imperialis was named after Poggio Imperiale, the place where its fossils were discovered.[1] Its name might mean "first rabbit of Poggio Imperiale".
Size
[edit]Prolagus imperialis is larger than the species which was discovered along with it, Prolagus apricenicus. Also, Prolagus imperialis is the largest of all Prolagidae, weighing about 5 kilograms (11 lb).
References
[edit]- ^ Evolution of Island Mammals: Adaptation and Extinction of Placental Mammals on Islands
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