Alilepus fossil map
Where fossils of Alilepus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 5 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 5 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 16.3–0.0117 million years ago (Burdigalian to Late Pleistocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Leporidae |
| Named by | Dice 1931 |
| Fossil records | 84 occurrences at 30 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States, China, Greece, Kenya, Slovakia, Spain, Russia, Moldova, Pakistan |
| Rock formations | txn:42163, Glenns Ferry, Ringold, Spilia, Ash Hollow, Valentine |
About Alilepus
Alilepus is an extinct genus of rabbit from the Miocene to Pliocene of North America and Eurasia. The type species is Alilepus annectens, which had previously been described as Lepus annectens in 1924. Alilepus may be a direct ancestor of the extant striped rabbit, Nesolagus.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Alilepus (revision 1364262795), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q122159013.
