The PorcupineHystrix (Acanthion) vinogradovi (Rodentia, Hystricidae) from the Early Pleistocene Taurida Locality in Crimea.

The PorcupineHystrix (Acanthion) vinogradovi (Rodentia, Hystricidae) from the Early Pleistocene Taurida Locality in Crimea. Dokl Biol Sci. 2019 May;486(1):86-90 Authors: Lopatin AV Abstract The remains of porcupines from the Lower Pleistocene deposits of the Taurida karstic cave discovered in 2018 in central Crimea (Zuya village, Belogorsk district) are referred to Hystrix (Acanthion) vinogradovi Argyropulo, 1941. This species is quite common for the Pleistocene of Eurasia. In Crimea, several isolated teeth of this species were described from the Lower Pleistocene of Tarkhankut previously. PMID: 31317452 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: Doklady Biological Sciences - April 30, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: Lopatin AV Tags: Dokl Biol Sci Source Type: research

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