†Hystrix kayae Halaçlar et al. 2023 (porcupine)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Hystricidae
Full reference: K. Halaçlar, A. Sevim Erol, T. Köroğlu, P. Rummy, T. Deng and S. Mayda. 2023. A new Late Miocene Hystrix (Hystricidae, Rodentia) from Turkey . Integrative Zoology 00:1-16
Belongs to Hystrix according to K. Halaçlar et al. 2023
Sister taxa: Hystrix (Acanthion), Hystrix (Hystricops), Hystrix (Hystrix), Hystrix (Thecurus), Hystrix africaeaustralis, Hystrix angressi, Hystrix arayanensis, Hystrix cristata, Hystrix depereti, Hystrix primigenia
Type specimen: CO-2481, a maxilla (palate, preserving right and left P4-M3)
Ecology: semifossorial herbivore-frugivore
Distribution: found only at Corakyerler (Miocene of Turkey)
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