Magerifelis Salesa et al. 2024 (cat)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae

Full reference: M. J. Salesa, J. Gamarra, G. Siliceo, M. Anton, and J. Morales. 2024. Unraveling the diversity of early felines: a new genus of Felinae (Carnivora, Felidae) from the Middle Miocene of Madrid (Spain). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 43(3):e2288924

Parent taxon: Felinae according to M. J. Salesa et al. 2024

Sister taxa: Acinonyx, Caracal, Catopuma, Felini, Felis, Herpailurus, Leopardus, Leptailurus, Leptofelis, Lynx, Miopanthera, Miracinonyx, Neofelis, Otocolobus, Panthera, Pardofelis, Pratifelis, Prionailurus, Pristifelis, Puma, Sivapanthera, Styriofelis

Subtaxa: Magerifelis peignei

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Ecology: scansorial carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Magerifelis in the database

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