''Shamolagus'' is an
extinct
Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...
genus of
lagomorphs
The lagomorphs are the members of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha, of which there are two living families: the Leporidae ( hares and rabbits) and the Ochotonidae (pikas). The name of the order is derived from the Ancient Greek ''lagos'' (λαΠ...
that lived in present-day
China
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and
Mongolia during the
Eocene epoch.
It contains two
species, both of which are now extinct: ''Shamolagus grangeri'' and ''S. medius''.
References
Prehistoric lagomorphs
Eocene mammals
Prehistoric placental genera
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