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Taxonomy
Felis obscura was named by Hendey (1974). Its type specimen is L 10100, a maxilla (L maxillary fragment), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 'E' Quarry, which is in a Pliocene cave sandstone in the Varswater Formation of South Africa.
It was recombined as Megantereon obscura by Morales et al. (2005); it was recombined as Yoshi obscura by Jiangzuo et al. (2023).
It was recombined as Megantereon obscura by Morales et al. (2005); it was recombined as Yoshi obscura by Jiangzuo et al. (2023).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1974 | Felis obscura Hendey p. 164 |
| 2005 | Megantereon obscura Morales et al. |
| 2023 | Yoshi obscura Jiangzuo et al. |
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†Yoshi obscura Hendey 1974
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available