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Taxonomy
Yoshi was named by Spassov and Geraads (2015). Its type is Yoshi garevskii.
It was assigned to Felidae by Spassov and Geraads (2015); to Metailurini by Jiangzou et al. (2022); and to Machairodontinae by Jiangzuo et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Felidae by Spassov and Geraads (2015); to Metailurini by Jiangzou et al. (2022); and to Machairodontinae by Jiangzuo et al. (2022).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Yoshi Spassov and Geraads p. 46 |
| 2022 | Yoshi Jiangzou et al. |
| 2022 | Yoshi Jiangzuo et al. |
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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. †Yoshi Spassov and Geraads 2015
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†Yoshi faie Jiangzou et al. 2022
†Yoshi garevskii Spassov and Geraads 2015
†Yoshi minor Zdansky 1924
†Yoshi obscura Hendey 1974
†Yoshi yongdengensis Jiangzou et al. 2022
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| N. Spassov and D. Geraads 2015 | A felid intermediate in size between a lynx, Lynx Kerr, 1772, and a cheetah, Acinonyx Brookes, 1828. The skull is short, wide (rather cat-like in proportions), with a broad frontal area and a deep face; profile vaulted to strongly vaulted in the frontal region; rostral part short and broad; zygomatic processes of the frontal bones short and rounded; postorbital constriction weak, area of postorbital constriction short; frontal sinuses invading the whole bone, from the nasals to the pari- etals, as well as the zygomatic processes of the frontals; sagittal crest weak; median part of the nuchal crest concave in dorsal view. Upper canines short, without crenulations but with an anterior keel located mesially rather than mesio-lingually, lin- gual surface almost flat or slightly convex, buccal one slightly flattened to convex. P3 and p3 without distinct mesial acces- sory cuspid, m1 with distinct talonid. Symphysis of the man- dible not elevated, without any mandibular flange. |
Measurements
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| References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991 | |||||
Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 7.24600 to 2.58800 Ma
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Miocene | China | Metailurus minor (195286) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | China (Gansu) | Y. yongdengensis, Y. faie (231009) | |
| Turolian | Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of | Y. garevskii (195491) | |
| Messinian | Kenya | Megantereon obscura (70365) | |
| Messinian - Piacenzian | South Africa (Cape) | Felis obscura, Y. obscura (59167) | |
| Zanclean | South Africa | Felis obscura (22222) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | South Africa (Langebaanweg) | Felis obscura (21713) |