Deinogalerix (from Ancient Greek, `terrible/terror` + `shrew`), was a genus of the order Erinaceomorpha, which lived in Italy in the Late Miocene. The genus was apparently endemic to what was then Gargano Island, today`s Gargano peninsula. The Deinogalerix remains were first described in 1972. The genus belonged to the subfamily of gymnures o...
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Deinogalerix meaning terri ble hedgehog) was an ancient hedgehog that lived during the middle Mocene period (about 15 million years ago). This insect-eater had hair on its body, unlike modern hedgehogs , which have modified hairs that form spines. Deinogalerix is the largest-known hedgehog; it was about 2 feet (60 cm) long and had jaws about 8 inch...
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