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Pseudaelurus africanus
Taxonomy
Pseudaelurus africanus was named by Andrews (1914). Its type specimen is BMNH M. 10634, a partial skull (Facial region of skull, the maxillae with all dental alveoli and P3+4 present), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Karungu, which is in a Miocene terrestrial horizon in Kenya.
It was recombined as Metailurus africanus by Savage (1965); it was recombined as Afrosmilus africanus by Schmidt-Kittler (1987), Anyonge (1991), Morales et al. (2008).
It was recombined as Metailurus africanus by Savage (1965); it was recombined as Afrosmilus africanus by Schmidt-Kittler (1987), Anyonge (1991), Morales et al. (2008).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1914 | Pseudaelurus africanus Andrews |
| 1965 | Metailurus africanus Savage p. 304 |
| 1987 | Afrosmilus africanus Schmidt-Kittler |
| 1991 | Afrosmilus africanus Anyonge p. 387 |
| 2008 | Afrosmilus africanus Morales et al. |
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†Pseudaelurus africanus Andrews 1914
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available