Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae

Full reference: B. Adrian, L. Werdelin, and A. Grossman. 2018. New Miocene Carnivora (Mammalia) from Moruorot and Kalodirr, Kenya. Palaeontologia Electronica 21.1.10A:1-19

Parent taxon: Felidae according to B. Adrian et al. 2018

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

Subtaxa: Katifelis nightingalei

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Type: Katifelis nightingalei

Ecology: scansorial carnivore

Distribution: found only at Kalodirr, west of Lake Turkana (Miocene of Kenya)

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