Oryctolagus giberti

Oryctolagus giberti; Temporal range: Calabrian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Lagomorpha
Family:	Leporidae
Genus:	Oryctolagus
Species:	O. giberti
Binomial name
	Oryctolagus giberti; De Marfà, 2008

Oryctolagus giberti is an extinct species of rabbit belonging to the genus Oryctolagus that lived in Europe during the Calabrian stage of the Pleistocene epoch.

Etymology

The specific epithet of Oryctolagus giberti references the palaeontologist Josep Gibert i Clols, who studied for years the fossils found at Cueva Victoria, where the holotype of O. giberti was discovered.^[1]

Distribution

O. giberti fossil remains are only known to have been unearthed from Early Pleistocene deposits in France and Spain.^[2]^[3]

Palaeobiology

Palaeoecology

Accumulations of the bones of this lagomorph species at Sima del Elefante have been attributed to predation by lynxes, as well as Eurasian eagle-owls and western barn owls.^[4]

References

↑ De Marfà, Roger (July 2008). "Oryctolagus giberti n. sp. (Lagomorpha, Mammalia) du Pléistocène inférieur de Cueva Victoria (Murcie, Espagne)". Comptes Rendus Palevol (in French). 7 (5): 305–313. doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2008.03.003. Retrieved 8 February 2026 – via Elsevier Science Direct.
↑ Pelletier, Maxime (27 September 2021). Hautier, Lionel (ed.). "Morphological diversity, evolution and biogeography of early Pleistocene rabbits (Genus Oryctolagus )". Palaeontology. 64 (6): 817–838. doi:10.1111/pala.12575. ISSN 0031-0239. Retrieved 9 February 2026 – via Wiley Online Library.
↑ Pelletier, Maxime; Cochard, David; Boudadi-Maligne, Myriam; Crochet, Jean-Yves; Bourguignon, Laurence (July–August 2015). "Lower Pleistocene leporids (Lagomorpha, Mammalia) in Western Europe: New data from the Bois-de-Riquet (Lézignan-la-Cèbe, Hérault, France)". Comptes Rendus Palevol. 14 (5): 371–385. doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2015.03.009. Retrieved 8 March 2026 – via Elsevier Science Direct.
↑ Boada, Maria; Huguet, Rosa (23 August 2025). "Accumulation and hunting agents of leporids: the TE9d assemblage from Sima del Elefante site (Sierra de Atapuerca)". Historical Biology: 1–14. doi:10.1080/08912963.2025.2547962. ISSN 0891-2963. Retrieved 8 February 2026 – via Taylor and Francis Online.

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[1] De Marfà, Roger (July 2008). "Oryctolagus giberti n. sp. (Lagomorpha, Mammalia) du Pléistocène inférieur de Cueva Victoria (Murcie, Espagne)". Comptes Rendus Palevol (in French). 7 (5): 305–313. doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2008.03.003. Retrieved 8 February 2026 – via Elsevier Science Direct.

[2] Pelletier, Maxime (27 September 2021). Hautier, Lionel (ed.). "Morphological diversity, evolution and biogeography of early Pleistocene rabbits (Genus Oryctolagus )". Palaeontology. 64 (6): 817–838. doi:10.1111/pala.12575. ISSN 0031-0239. Retrieved 9 February 2026 – via Wiley Online Library.

[3] Pelletier, Maxime; Cochard, David; Boudadi-Maligne, Myriam; Crochet, Jean-Yves; Bourguignon, Laurence (July–August 2015). "Lower Pleistocene leporids (Lagomorpha, Mammalia) in Western Europe: New data from the Bois-de-Riquet (Lézignan-la-Cèbe, Hérault, France)". Comptes Rendus Palevol. 14 (5): 371–385. doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2015.03.009. Retrieved 8 March 2026 – via Elsevier Science Direct.

[4] Boada, Maria; Huguet, Rosa (23 August 2025). "Accumulation and hunting agents of leporids: the TE9d assemblage from Sima del Elefante site (Sierra de Atapuerca)". Historical Biology: 1–14. doi:10.1080/08912963.2025.2547962. ISSN 0891-2963. Retrieved 8 February 2026 – via Taylor and Francis Online.

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