Kingdom Animalia Family Amphilemuridae Scientific name Pholidocercus hassiacus Rank Genus | Class Mammalia Species P. hassiacus Phylum Chordata Order Eulipotyphla | |
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Similar Macrocranion, Kopidodon, Eomanis, Leptictidium, Lesmesodon | ||
Pholidocercus is an extinct monotypic genus of mammal related to and resembling the modern-day hedgehog with a single species, Pholidocercus hassiacus. Like the hedgehog, it was covered in thin spines. Unlike hedgehogs, it had scales on its head in a helmet-like formation, and had a long, thick, scaled tail. P. hassiacus has been found in the Messel Pit.
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