†Erethizon cascoensis White 1970 (North American porcupine)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Erethizontidae
Alternative combination: Coendou cascoensis
Belongs to Erethizon according to R. C. Hulbert 1997
See also Albright 1999, Frazier 1981 and White 1970
Sister taxa: Erethizon bathygnathum, Erethizon dorsatum, Erethizon kleini, Erethizon poyeri
Type specimen: Its type locality is El Casco, which is in an Irvingtonian terrestrial horizon in the San Timoteo Formation of California
Ecology: arboreal herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: California collection)
• Blancan of United States (1: California)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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