Proailurus Filhol 1879 (cat)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae

Alternative spelling: Proaelurus

Parent taxon: Felidae according to T. Rothwell 2003

See also Carroll 1988, Cope 1880, de Bonis et al. 1999, Hunt 1989, Hunt 1998 and Morlo 1996

Sister taxa: Aeluropsis, Catolynx, Cynaelurus, Cynailurus, Diamantofelis, Drepanodon, Epimachairodus, Felinae, Hyperailurictis, Jansofelis, Katifelis, Machaerodus, Machairodontinae, Mellivorodon, Namafelis, Pantherinae, Plethaelurus, Profelis, Propontosmilus, Pseudaelurus, Sivaelurus, Sivafelis, Sivasmilus, Uncia, Vinayakia, Viretailurus, Vishnufelis

Subtaxa: Proailurus lemanensis

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Ecology: scansorial carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Germany (1 collection), Spain (1)

• Oligocene of France (1), Mongolia (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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