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Mammal Overload
The next set of Animals for @huxley-paleozoo; Leptictidium auderiense, Pholidocercus hassiacus, Darwinius massilae, and Kopidodon macrognathus, all mammals from the Early-to-Middle Eocene, known from the Messel Pit of Germany.
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The long tail Hedgedog, Pholidocercus (1983)
Phylum : Chordata Class : Mammalia Order : Eulipotyphla Family : Amphilemuridae Genus : Pholidocercus Species : P. hassiacus
Early Eocene (50 Ma)
30 cm long (size)
Europe (map)
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.
