Metailurus ultimus Li 2014 (cat)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae

Full reference: Y. Li. 2014. Restudy of Metailurus major from Yushe Basin, Shanxi Province reported by Teilhard de Chardin and Leroy. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 52(10):467-485

Belongs to Metailurus according to Y. Li 2014

Sister taxa: Metailurus major, Metailurus parvulus

Type specimen: IVPP RV 45010 (THP 22840), a partial skull (an anterior half of skull.This specimen has been further damaged after being studied by Teilhard de Chardin and Leroy in 1945, Both zygomatic arches and the rig)

Ecology: scansorial carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Metailurus ultimus in the database

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