†Erethizon bathygnathum Wilson 1935 (North American porcupine)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Erethizontidae
Alternative combination: Coendou bathygnathum
Synonym: Coendou stirtoni White 1968
Belongs to Erethizon according to R. C. Hulbert 1997
See also Albright 1999, Albright et al. 2019, Frazier 1981, Kurten and Anderson 1980 and White 1970
Sister taxa: Erethizon cascoensis, Erethizon dorsatum, Erethizon kleini, Erethizon poyeri
Ecology: arboreal herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: South Carolina collection)
• Blancan of United States (5: Arizona, California, Idaho)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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