Hystrix velunensis

Hystrix velunensis
Temporal range:
Scientific 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

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

References

  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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