Mammalia - Rodentia - Hystricidae
Full reference: S. Sen. 2001. Early Pliocene porcupine (Mammalia, Rodentia) from Perpignan, France: a new systematic study. Geodiversitas 23(2):303-312
Belongs to Hystrix according to S. Sen 2001
Sister taxa: Hystrix (Acanthion), Hystrix (Hystricops), Hystrix (Hystrix), Hystrix (Thecurus), Hystrix africaeaustralis, Hystrix angressi, Hystrix arayanensis, Hystrix cristata, Hystrix kayae, Hystrix primigenia
Type specimen: MNHN PR-25, a mandible (dext. with p4-m3). Its type locality is Batterie du Serrat d'en Vacquer, which is in a Pliocene fluvial siltstone/sandstone in France.
Ecology: semifossorial herbivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of France (1 collection)
• Miocene of Italy (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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