Hystrix velunensis

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Hystrix velunensis
Temporal range: Pliocene
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Hystricidae
Genus: Hystrix
Species:
†H. velunensis
Binomial name
†Hystrix velunensis
Czernielewski, 2023

Hystrix velunensis is an extinct species of Old World porcupine that lived during the Pliocene.

Distribution

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Hystrix velunensis is known from the site of Węże 1 in Poland.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Czernielewski, Michał (10 February 2023). "A new species of Hystrix (Rodentia: Hystricidae) from the Pliocene site of Węże 1 in southern Poland". Acta Geologica Polonica (in Polish): 73–83. doi:10.24425/agp.2022.142649. ISSN 0001-5709. Retrieved 20 February 2025.


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