Hystrix velunensis

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| fossil_range = Pliocene

| extinct = yes

| genus = Hystrix

| species = velunensis

| authority = 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.{{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 }}

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