Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae

Full reference: Q. Jiangzuo, L. Werdelin, K. Zhang, H. Tong, Y. Yan, Y. Chen, J. Ma, J. Liu, and X. Wu. 2024. Prionailurus kurteni (Felidae, Carnivora), a new species of small felid from the late Middle Pleistocene fossil hominin locality of Hualongdong, southern China. Annales Zoologici Fennici 61(1)

Belongs to Prionailurus according to Q. Jiangzuo et al. 2024

Sister taxa: Prionailurus bengalensis, Prionailurus javanensis, Prionailurus planiceps, Prionailurus rubiginosus, Prionailurus viverrinus

Type specimen: IVPP V33075, a mandible (partial mandible with p4 and m1). Its type locality is Hualongdong Caves, which is in a Pleistocene cave limestone in China.

Ecology: scansorial carnivore

Distribution: found only at Hualongdong Caves

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