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Taxonomy
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2024 | Magerifelis Salesa et al. |
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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M. J. Salesa et al. 2024 | Feline 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. |