Pristifelis Salesa et al. 2012 (cat)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae

Full reference: M. J. Salesa, M. Antón, J. Morales and S. Peigné. 2012. Systematics and phylogeny of the small felines (Carnivora, Felidae) from the Late Miocene of Europe: a new species of Felinae from the Vallesian of Batallones (MN 10, Madrid, Spain). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 10(1):87-102

Parent taxon: Felinae according to M. J. Salesa et al. 2012

Sister taxa: Acinonyx, Caracal, Catopuma, Felini, Felis, Herpailurus, Leopardus, Leptailurus, Leptofelis, Lynx, Miopanthera, Miracinonyx, Neofelis, Otocolobus, Panthera, Pardofelis, Pratifelis, Prionailurus, Puma, Sivapanthera, Styriofelis

Subtaxa: Pristifelis attica

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Type: Felis attica

Ecology: scansorial carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of China (1 collection), Greece (3), Italy (3), Moldova (1), the Russian Federation (1), Turkey (1)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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