Pholidocercus
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| Pholidocercus Fossil range: Early Eocene |
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 Pholidocercus hassiacus
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Pholidocercus is an extinct genus of mammal related to and resembling the modern-day hedgehog. 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. Pholidocercus has been found in the Messel Pit.
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