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Pristifelis

Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae

Taxonomy
Pristifelis was named by Salesa et al. (2012). Its type is Felis attica.

It was assigned to Felinae by Salesa et al. (2012).

Species
P. attica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Pristifelis 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
genusPristifelis

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. †Pristifelis Salesa et al. 2012
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†Pristifelis attica Wagner 1857
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2009-01-04 16:22:03
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Turolian to the top of the Messinian or 8.70000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Moldova Felis attica (75802)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Italy (Cuneo) P. attica (175903)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Greece (Attica) Felis attica (182754)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333China (Gansu) P. sp. (231009)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Greece (Chalkidona) Felis attica (182750)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Russian Federation (Rostovskaya Oblast') Felis attica (174455)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Turkey Felis attica (151910)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Greece (Macedonia) Felis attica (73553)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Piedmont) P. attica (172910 172914)