Atherurus fossil map
Where fossils of Atherurus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 0 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 0 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 11.63–0.0117 million years ago (Tortonian to Late Pleistocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Hystricidae |
| Named by | Cuvier 1829 |
| Fossil records | 20 occurrences at 10 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | China, Malaysia, Ethiopia, Vietnam |
| Rock formations | txn:42009, Adu-Asa |
About Atherurus
The brush-tailed porcupines are a genus, Atherurus, of Old World porcupines found in Asia and Africa.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Brush-tailed porcupine (revision 1371494736), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q780143.
