Borissiak Paleontological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117647, Moscow, Russia.
Dokl Biol Sci. 2021 Sep;500(1):113-122. doi: 10.1134/S0012496621050057. Epub 2021 Nov 3.
The remains of large porcupines (an incomplete skull, cranial and mandibular fragments, isolated teeth and postcranial bones) from the Early Pleistocene Taurida cave locality in central Crimea (Belogorsk district, Zuya village) are referred to the species Hystrix (Hystrix) refossa Gervais, 1852, which has not been reported from Crimea previously. Based on the stages of eruption, replacement and attrition of the lower dentition, the presence of individuals of six age categories, from juvenile to senile, was established. One dentary shows an intravital loss of cheek teeth, presumably caused by abnormal development of their roots and sockets.
来自克里米亚中部 Taurida 洞穴遗址（Belogorsk 区，Zuya 村）早更新世的大型豪猪遗骸（不完整的头骨、颅和下颌碎片、孤立的牙齿和后躯骨骼）被归入豪猪（豪猪）refossa Gervais，1852 年，此前尚未在克里米亚报道过。根据下颌牙齿的萌出、替换和磨损阶段，确定了六个年龄类别的个体，从幼年到老年。一个下颌骨显示出颊齿的活体缺失，推测是由于其根和窝的异常发育所致。
