Hystrix paukensis
Hystrix paukensis is an extinct Old World porcupine which existed during the late Miocene-early Pliocene in what is now Myanmar. It was described by Nishioka, et al. in 2011. The species epithet refers to Pauk Township, the type locality of the species.[1]
| Hystrix paukensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Hystricidae |
| Genus: | Hystrix |
| Species: | †H. paukensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Hystrix paukensis Nishioka et al., 2011 | |
References
- Yuichiro Nishioka, Zin-Maung-Maung-Thein, Naoko Egi, Takehisa Tsubamoto, Takeshi Nishimura, Tsuyoshi Ito, Thaung-Htike and Masanaru Takai (2011). "New Hystrix (Mammalia, Rodentia) from the late Miocene/early Pliocene of Myanmar". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34 (4): 919–924. doi:10.1080/02724634.2011.580809.
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