Palaeolagus

In Depth        Palaeolagus is essentially an Eocene/Oligocene version of today‭’‬s rabbits and hares,‭ ‬however,‭ ‬Palaeolagus was quite a bit more primitive than modern forms.‭ ‬The rear legs in particular are proportionately shorter that modern rabbits,‭ ‬which means that Palaeolagus had less‭ ‘‬spring‭’ ‬in its step and therefore could not‭ ‬run anywhere near as fast as … Read more