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Amphechinus

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Eulipotyphla, Hylomys, Mesechinus, Hugh's hedgehog, Bare‑bellied hedgehog

Amphechinus is an extinct genus of hedgehog of the family Erinaceidae, which lived in Asia and Europe during the Oligocene and in North America, Africa, Asia, and Europe during the Miocene.

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Taxonomy

Amphechinus was named by Auguste Aymard in 1850. It is not extant. It was assigned to Erinaceidae by Aymard (1850), Rich (1981) and Pickford et al. (2000).

Morphology

A single specimen was examined by J. I. Bloch, K. D. Rose, and P. D. Gingerich for body mass and was estimated to have a weight of 175 g (0.39 lb).

Its fossils have been found in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America.

Species

A. akespensis, A. arvernensis, A. baudelotae, A. edwardsi, A. ginsburgi, A. golpeae, A. horncloudi, A. intermedius, A. kreuzae, A. major, A. microdus, A. minutissimus, A. robinsoni, A. taatsiingolensis.

References

Amphechinus Wikipedia


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