Sivacanthion
Sivacanthion Temporal range:
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Hystricidae |
Genus: | †Sivacanthion Colbert, 1933 |
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Sivacanthion is an extinct genus of rodent from the Miocene of Pakistan. The build of Sivacanthion is very like that of a modern Old World porcupine, although details of the anatomy suggest that it is not a direct ancestor but a side branch of Hystricidae known in the Indian sub-continent.
Sivacanthion lived on the ground and ate plants and fruit.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Sivacanthion Colbert 1933 (porcupine)". fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
Sources[]
- World Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures - Dougal Dixon
Categories:
- Miocene rodents
- Miocene mammals of Asia
- Prehistoric rodent genera
- Miocene genus extinctions
- Fossil taxa described in 1933
- Hystricidae
- Prehistoric rodent stubs