Plesiofelis schlosseri Roth 1904 (metatherian)

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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