†Xenohystrix Greenwood 1955 (porcupine)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Hystricidae
Parent taxon: Hystricidae according to M. C. McKenna and S. K. Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Atherurus, Hystrix, Sivacanthion, Spygurus, Trichys
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Ethiopia (4 collections), Kenya (1), South Africa (2), Tanzania (5)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Ethiopia (1)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
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