†Dinofelis aronoki Werdelin and Lewis 2001 (cat)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
Full reference: L. Werdelin and M. E. Lewis. 2001. A revision of the genus Dinofelis (Mammalia: Felidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 132(2):147-258
Belongs to Dinofelis according to L. Werdelin and M. E. Lewis 2001
Sister taxa: Dinofelis abeli, Dinofelis barlowi, Dinofelis cristata, Dinofelis darti, Dinofelis diastemata, Dinofelis palaeoonca, Dinofelis petteri, Dinofelis piveteaui, Dinofelis werdelini
Type specimen: KNM-ER 3880, a partial skeleton (cranial and post-cranial elements)
Ecology: scansorial carnivore
Distribution: found only at Lothagam-Kaiyumung Mb. (Pliocene to Pliocene of Kenya)
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