Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
Alternative combination: Metailurus africanus
Belongs to Pseudaelurus according to Andrews 1914
See also Anyonge 1991 and Morales et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Pseudaelurus aeluroides, Pseudaelurus cuspidatus, Pseudaelurus edwardsi, Pseudaelurus guangheensis, Pseudaelurus intrepidus, Pseudaelurus marshi, Pseudaelurus quadridentatus, Pseudaelurus romieviensis, Pseudaelurus skinneri, Pseudaelurus stouti, Pseudaelurus validus
Type specimen: BMNH M. 10634, a partial skull (Facial region of skull, the maxillae with all dental alveoli and P3+4 present). Its type locality is Karungu, which is in a Miocene terrestrial horizon in Kenya.
Ecology: scansorial carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Kenya (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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