Pristinailurus bristoli Wallace and Wang 2004 (red panda)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Ailuridae

Full reference: S. C. Wallace and X. Wang. 2004. Two new carnivores from an unusual late Tertiary forest biota in eastern North America. Nature 431:556-559

Belongs to Pristinailurus according to S. C. Wallace and X. Wang 2004

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Gray Fossil Site, which is in a Hemphillian/Blancan sinkhole siltstone/conglomerate in Tennessee

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore

Distribution: found only at Gray Fossil Site

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