†Plesiofelis schlosseri Roth 1904 (metatherian)
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Mammalia - Sparassodonta - Borhyaenidae
Synonyms: Pharsophorus cretaceus Roth 1904, Plesiofelis cretaceus Roth 1904
Full reference: S. Roth. 1904. Noticias preliminares sobre nuevos mamíferos fósiles del Cretáceo superior y Terciario inferior de la Patagonia. Revista del Museo de la Plata 11:135-158
Belongs to Plesiofelis according to L. G. Marshall 1978
See also Simpson 1948
Sister taxa: Pharsophorus lacerans, Pharsophorus tenax
Type specimens:
- Plesiofelis schlosseri: Its type locality is Lago Musters, which is in a Mustersan terrestrial horizon in Argentina
- Plesiofelis cretaceus: Its type locality is Lago Musters, which is in a Mustersan terrestrial horizon in Argentina.
Ecology: scansorial carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences
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