Hystrix refossa
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| Hystrix refossa Temporal range: Pleistocene | |
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| Skull of Hystrix refossa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Hystricidae |
| Genus: | Hystrix |
| Species: | †H. refossa |
| Binomial name | |
| †Hystrix refossa Gervais, 1852 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Hystrix major | |
Hystrix refossa is an extinct species of large porcupine that was widespread in Eurasia during the Pleistocene epoch.
Hystrix refossa was first described by palaeontologist Paul Gervais in 1852. Over the years, other large species of Hystrix have been described, including H. angressi from Israel[2] and H. gigantea of Java.[3] These forms are now considered synonymous with H. refossa.[1]