Nekrolagus

Japanese: Nekrolagus
Nekrolagus

... The Amami rabbit and the Japanese red rabbit are believed to have branched off from Pliopentalagus , which lived in Eurasia in the late Pliocene, which in turn arose from Alilepus , which flourished in Eurasia and North America from the late Miocene to the early Pleistocene. At the same time, another important descendant of Alilepus, Nekrolagus , arose in North America, and this is the ancestor of the currently flourishing Lagomorpha. The Mexican rabbit has not changed much from Alilepus and can be considered a direct descendant. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Nekrolagus" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… アマミノクロウサギとアカウサギは鮮新世の後期にユーラシアにいたプリオペンタラグスPliopentalagusから分岐したとされ,プリオペンタラグスは中新世後期から洪積世前期までユーラシアと北アメリカで栄えたアリレプスAlilepusから生じている。同じころ,このアリレプスからもう一つ重要な子孫のネクロラグスNekrolagusが北アメリカで生じているが,これが現在繁栄しているウサギ亜科のものの祖先である。メキシコウサギはアリレプスとあまり変化しておらず,直系の生残りと考えることができる。…

※「Nekrolagus」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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