Hystrix velunensis
| Hystrix velunensis Temporal range:
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Hystricidae |
| Genus: | Hystrix |
| Species: | †H. velunensis
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| Binomial name | |
| †Hystrix velunensis Czernielewski, 2023
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Hystrix velunensis is an extinct species of Old World porcupine that lived during the Pliocene.
Distribution
Hystrix velunensis is known from the site of Węże 1 in Poland.[1]
References
- ^ 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.