Amphechinus

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Amphechinus
Fossil range: Miocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Eutheria
Superorder: Laurasiatheria
Order: Erinaceomorpha
Family: Erinaceidae
Genus: Amphechinus
Aymard, 1850

Amphechinus is an extinct genus of hedgehog from the Miocene. Its fossils have been found in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America.

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  • The Beginning of the Age of Mammals by Kenneth D. Rose

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