Paramachaerodus ogygia Kaup 1833 (cat)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae

Alternative combinations: Felis ogygia, Promegantereon ogygia

Full reference: J. J. Kaup. 1833. Description d'Ossements Fossiles de Mammifères Inconnus Jusqu'à-Présent. 2:1-31

Belongs to Paramachaerodus according to Q. Jiangzou et al. 2022

See also Kaup 1833, Salesa et al. 2010 and Siliceo et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Paramachaerodus maximiliani, Paramachaerodus orientalis, Paramachaerodus schlosseri, Paramachaerodus transasiaticus, Paramachaerodus yingliangi

Ecology: scansorial carnivore

Distribution: found only at Cerro de Batallones 3 (Miocene of Spain)

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