Serengetilagus fossil map
Where fossils of Serengetilagus 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 | 11.63–0.129 million years ago (Tortonian to Chibanian) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Leporidae |
| Named by | Dietrich 1941 |
| Fossil records | 16 occurrences at 8 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Tanzania, Morocco, Kenya, Chad, Ukraine |
| Rock formations | txn:42163, Vogel River Series, Nachukui, Olduvai |
About Serengetilagus
Serengetilagus is an extinct genus of lagomorph in the family Leporidae. It lived in the Pliocene of Kenya and Tanzania and the Late Miocene of Chad. Serengetilagus is the best-represented taxon from Laetoli, with approximately 34 percent of fossils in the Laetolil Beds attributed to this genus. Additional specimens from Angola, Morocco and Ukraine may also belong to this genus. It had a number of specific features unknown in other lagomorphs, such as a "missing" mesoflexid on its third premolar.
The genus is represented by two species: Serengetilagus praecapensis, the type species, and S. tchadensis, known from 18 specimens from the Toros Menalla locality of Chad.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Serengetilagus (revision 1364266365), 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: Q21354645.
