Diamantofelis minor Morales et al. 1998 (cat)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae

Alternative combination: Namafelis minor

Full reference: J. Morales, M. Pickford, D. Soria and S. Fraile. 1998. New carnivores from the basal Middle Miocene of Arrisdrift, Namibia. Eclogae geologicae Helvetiae 91:27-40

Belongs to Diamantofelis according to J. Morales et al. 1998

See also Morales et al. 2003

Sister taxon: Diamantofelis ferox

Type specimen: AD 99'95, a mandible (left mandible with cheek dentition)

Ecology: scansorial carnivore

Distribution: found only at Arrisdrift (Miocene of Namibia)

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