Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
Alternative spelling: Proaelurus
Parent taxon: Felidae according to T. Rothwell 2003
See also Carroll 1988, Cope 1880, de Bonis et al. 1999, Hunt 1989, Hunt 1998 and Morlo 1996
Sister taxa: Aeluropsis, Ailurin, Catolynx, Cynaelurus, Cynailurus, Diamantofelis, Drepanodon, Epimachairodus, Felinae, Hyperailurictis, Jansofelis, Katifelis, Machaerodus, Machairodontinae, Mellivorodon, Namafelis, Pantherinae, Plethaelurus, Profelis, Propontosmilus, Pseudaelurus, Sivaelurus, Sivafelis, Sivasmilus, Uncia, Vinayakia, Viretailurus, Vishnufelis
Subtaxa: Proailurus lemanensis
Ecology: scansorial carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Germany (1 collection), Spain (1)
• Oligocene of France (1), Mongolia (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.