Nuralagus‭

Noor-ahlay-gus.
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Name

Nuralagus‭ ‭(‬Minorcan hare‭)‬.

Phonetic

Noor-ahlay-gus.

Named By

Quintana et al.‭ ‬2011.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Lagomorpha,‭ ‬Leporidae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

Size

Approximately‭ ‬90‭ ‬centimetres long.‭ ‬12‭ ‬kilograms.

Known locations

Minorca‭ (‬one of the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea‭)‬.

Time Period

Messinian of the Miocene to Piacenzian of the Pliocene.

Fossil representation

Disarticulated remains of several individuals,‭ ‬but enough to provide an accurate reconstruction.

In Depth

Further Reading

– Nuralagus rex, gen. et sp. nov., an endemic insular giant rabbit from the Neogene of Minorca. – Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31 (2): 231–240 – Josep Quintana, Mike Kohler, Salvador Moya-Sola – 2011. – Palaeontology: The giant rabbits of Minorca. – Nature 472: 9 – Meike Kohler – 2011. – Evolutionary History of Lagomorphs in Response to Global Environmental Change. – Plos One. – D. Ge, Z. Wen, L. Xia, Z. Zhang, M. Erbajeva – 2013.

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