Minorcan Giant Lagomorph
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The Minorcan Giant Lagomorph is an extinct rabbit that lived in the island of Minorca from the Messinian until around the middle of the Pliocene, when it became extinct. During that time, both Majorca and Minorca were united in one large landform, allowing the Myotragus balearicus to colonize the Minorcan Giant Lagomorph's habitat.
Fossils have been found of individuals which could have weighed up to 23 kg. They had short legs and a short, straight and rigid vertebral column, very different to its living relatives.
- Translated from the Catalan wikipedia
- (Spanish) Universitat de les Illes Balears Myotragus: de "oveja" a "cabra" a causa del clima y la insularidad (PDF format)