Fossil remains of Prolagus oeninggensis, a now extinct rodent that lived in the Miocene epoch. This specimen is from sedimentary sandstone near Oeningen in south Germany, the type locality for this animal. Overall length is nearly 40 cm; the tail is missing.

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