Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
Full reference: Z. J. Tseng, X. Wang, G. J. Slater, G. T. Takeuchi, Q. Li, J. Liu, and G. Xie. 2013. Himalayan fossils of the oldest known pantherine establish ancient origin of big cats. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 281
Belongs to Panthera according to Z. J. Tseng et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Panthera (Jaguarius), Panthera balamoides, Panthera gombaszoegensis, Panthera leo, Panthera onca, Panthera palaeosinensis, Panthera pardus, Panthera tigris, Panthera uncia, Panthera zdanskyi
Type specimen: IVPP V18788.1, a partial skull. Its type locality is Zanda (ZD1001), which is in a Miocene/Pliocene lacustrine - small sandstone in the Zanda Formation of China.
Ecology: scansorial carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene to Pliocene of China (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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