Hystrix velunensis
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| fossil_range = Pliocene
| extinct = yes
| genus = Hystrix
| species = velunensis
| authority = 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.{{Cite journal |last1=Czernielewski |first1=Michał |date=10 February 2023 |title=A new species of Hystrix (Rodentia: Hystricidae) from the Pliocene site of Węże 1 in southern Poland |url=https://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/142649/edition/126042/content |journal=Acta Geologica Polonica |language=pl |pages=73–83 |doi=10.24425/agp.2022.142649 |issn=0001-5709 |access-date=20 February 2025|doi-access=free }}
References
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Category:Pliocene mammals of Europe
Category:Fossil taxa described in 2023
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