Oryctolagus valdarnensis
| Oryctolagus valdarnensis Temporal range: Late Villanyian–Early Biharian[1] | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Lagomorpha |
| Family: | Leporidae |
| Genus: | Oryctolagus |
| Species: | †O. valdarnensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Oryctolagus valdarnensis Weithofer, 1889[2] | |
Oryctolagus valdarnensis is a fossil species of rabbit known from the early Pleistocene of upper Valdarno, Italy.[1] Its remains have been found in various regions around the Valdarno valley, including Monte Argentario.[3] It is larger than the currently living European rabbit (O. cuniculus), as well as O. laynensis, and is distinguished from the comparable O. burgi by features of its second upper premolar.[2] Fossils have been found that date between 2.1 to 1.2 million years ago.[4]
References
- 1 2 Angelone, Chiara; Rook, Lorenzo (January 1, 2012). "Late Neogene and Quaternary lagomorphs from Tuscany: a revision based on specimens in Basel Naturhistorisches Museum and Florence University collections". Swiss Journal of Palaeontology. 131 (1): 127–145. doi:10.1007/s13358-011-0035-2. ISSN 1664-2384.
- 1 2 Siori, Maria Stella; Boero, Andrea; Carnevale, Giorgio; Colombero, Simone; Delfino, Massimo; Sardella, Raffaele; Pavia, Marco (November 1, 2014). "New data on Early Pleistocene vertebrates from Monte Argentario (Central Italy). Paleoecological and biochronological implications". Geobios. 47 (6): 403–418. doi:10.1016/j.geobios.2014.10.001. ISSN 0016-6995.
- ↑ "Monte Argentario". The Ecological Register. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
- ↑ Pelletier, Maxime (October 28, 2025). "Origin, evolution and biogeographic dynamics of the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in Southwestern Europe". The Anatomical Record. doi:10.1002/ar.70072. ISSN 1932-8486.