†Nuralagus rex Quintana et al. 2011 (rabbit)
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Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Full reference: J. Quintana, M. Köhler, and S. Moyà-Solà. 2011. Nuralagus rex, gen. et sp. nov., an endemic insular giant rabbit from the Neogene of Minorca (Balearic Islands, Spain). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31:231-240
Belongs to Nuralagus according to J. Quintana et al. 2011
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IPS-15138, a partial skull. Its type locality is Punta Nati, Site 6, which is in a Pliocene fissure fill mudstone in Spain.
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution: found only at Punta Nati, Site 6
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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