Megantereon nihowanensis Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930 (cat)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae

Belongs to Megantereon according to A. Berta and H. Galiano 1983

Sister taxa: Megantereon cultridens, Megantereon eurynodon, Megantereon falconeri, Megantereon gracilis, Megantereon hesperus, Megantereon inexpectatus, Megantereon megantereon, Megantereon whitei

Ecology: scansorial carnivore

Distribution: found only at Yuanmou formation, fourth member, Shangnabang (Quaternary of China)

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