Sivacanthion

Sivacanthion; Temporal range: middle Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Hystricidae
Genus:	†Sivacanthion; Colbert, 1933
Species
	S. complicatus Colbert, 1933 (type);

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Sivacanthion is an extinct genus of rodent from the Miocene of India. 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

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[1] "Sivacanthion Colbert 1933 (porcupine)". fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

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