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Magerifelis

Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae

Taxonomy
Magerifelis was named by Salesa et al. (2024).

It was assigned to Felinae by Salesa et al. (2024).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2024Magerifelis Salesa et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderFeliformiaKretzoi 1945
superfamilyFeloideaHay 1930
familyFelidae
subfamilyFelinaeTrouessart 1885
genusMagerifelis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Magerifelis Salesa et al. 2024
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Magerifelis peignei Salesa et al. 2024
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. J. Salesa et al. 2024Feline genus of similar size to Styriofelis, with relatively smaller lower canine showing a slightly ridged lingual margin and a soft vertical groove on its mesiobuccal surface; p2 absent or very reduced; p3 with very reduced or absent mesial cuspid, a high main cuspid, a moderate distal cuspid and small distal cingulum; p4 as high as the paraconid of m1, with well-developed mesial and distal cuspids, a rounded main cuspid, and a marked distal cingulum; paraconid of m1 slightly higher than protoconid; m1 talonid absent or showing little development, without metaconid; m2 very reduced, with a low crown without marked cuspids; relatively large angular process; very short diastema between m2 and the origin of the coronoid process.