Atelerix Pomel 1848 (hedgehog)
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Mammalia - Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae
Parent taxon: Erinaceinae according to G. C. Gould 1995
See also Crespo et al. 2020 and Van Valen 1967
Sister taxa: Amphechinini, Erinaceini, Erinaceus, Hemiechinus, Hibbarderix, Mesechinus, Mioechinus, Oligoechinus, Scymnericini, Sonidolestes
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: semifossorial insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of South Africa (2 collections)
• Miocene of Austria (1), Spain (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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