Pholidocercus
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Pholidocercus Temporal range: Early Eocene
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Pholidocercus
von Koenigswald and Storch, 1983
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P. hassiacus
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Pholidocercus hassiacus von Koenigswald and Storch, 1983
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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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