Atherurus Cuvier 1829 (brush-tailed porcupine)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Hystricidae
Parent taxon: Hystricidae according to T. S. Palmer 1904
Sister taxa: Hystrix, Sivacanthion, Spygurus, Trichys, Xenohystrix
Subtaxa: Atherurus centralis Atherurus macrourus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of China (6 collections), Malaysia (2), Vietnam (1)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Ethiopia (1)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
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