Prolagus oeningensis

Prolagus oeningensis Temporal range: 15.97–7.75 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Langhian - late Tortonian
Prolagus oeningensis fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Lagomorpha
Family:	†Prolagidae
Genus:	†Prolagus
Species:	†P. oeningensis
Binomial name
Prolagus oeningensis König, 1825
Prolagus oeningensis fossils distribution map.
Synonyms
Prolagus aeningensis (König, 1825) Lagomys (Cuvier, 1800) Anoema (König, 1825) Archaeomys (Fraas, 1856) Myolagus (Hensel, 1856)

Prolagus oeningensis is an extinct lagomorph and the type species of its genus, Prolagus. It lived from 15.97 to 7.75 Ma, existing for about 8 million years.

The species has been found in various locations in Europe and Asia. It was named after the town of Öhningen in Germany, its type locality.

This species was possibly a herbivore like other living lagomorphs.