Family Hystricidae | Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | |
Similar Acanthion, Thick‑spined porcupine, Thecurus, Sumatran porcupine, Long‑tailed porcupine | ||
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.
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