†Lokotunjailurus Werdelin 2003 (cat)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
Full reference: L. Werdelin. 2003. Mio-Pliocene Carnivora from Lothagam, Kenya. Lothagam: The Dawn of Humanity in Eastern Africa 261-314
Parent taxon: Machairodontini according to Q. Jiangzuo et al. 2022
See also Werdelin 2003 and Werdelin and Peigne 2010
Sister taxa: Adeilosmilus, Amphimachairodus, Homotheriina, Machairodus, Miomachairodus, Taowu
Subtaxa: Lokotunjailurus chinsamyae Lokotunjailurus emageritus Lokotunjailurus fanonei
Type: Lokotunjailurus emageritus
Ecology: scansorial carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene to Pliocene of Kenya (1 collection), South Africa (1)
• Miocene of Kenya (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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