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Pristifelis

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Extinct genus of carnivore

Pristifelis
Temporal range: lateMiocene[1]9–6 Ma
Skull ofPristifelis attica
Scientific classificationEdit this classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Carnivora
Family:Felidae
Genus:Pristifelis
Salesa et al., 2012
Species:
P. attica
Binomial name
Pristifelis attica
(Wagner, 1857)
Synonyms

Felis atticaWagner, 1857

Pristifelis is anextinct genus offeline from the lateMiocene. It contains a single species,Pristifelis attica. The firstfossil skull ofP. attica wasexcavated nearPikermi inAttica,Greece.[2]Fossils were also excavated near theMoldovan city ofTaraclia.[3]It was also discovered inMaragheh, northwesternIran.[4]P. attica was bigger in body size than aEuropean wildcat but probably smaller than aserval. The species was first described asFelis attica byJohann Andreas Wagner in 1857. Due to size differences, it was proposed astype species for thegenusPristifelis proposed in 2012.[5]

Pristifelis attica was formerly considered ancestral toFelis,[6] but is now considered ancestral to Felinae more broadly.[7]

History and naming

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The generic namePristifelis is a combination of the Latinpristinus meaning "primitive", andfelis meaning "cat".[5]

References

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  1. ^The Paleobiology DatabaseFelis attica entry Accessed on 21 July 2011
  2. ^Wagner, A. (1857). "Neue Beiträge zur Kenntnis der fossilen Säugetier-Überreste von Pikermi".Abhandlungen der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.3: 153−170.
  3. ^Riabinin, A. (1927). "Faune de mammifères de Taraklia. 1. Carnivora vera, Rodentia, Subungulata".Travaux du Musée de Géologie de Leningrad.5:75–134.
  4. ^Mirzaie Ataabadi M., Fortelius M. (2016). "Introduction to the special issue "The late Miocene Maragheh mammal fauna; results of recent multidisciplinary research"".Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments.99 (3):339–347.Bibcode:2016PdPe...96..339M.doi:10.1007/s12549-016-0242-3.S2CID 133493026.
  5. ^abSalesa, M. J.; Antón, M.; Morales, J.; Peigné, S. (2012)."Systematics and phylogeny of the small felines (Carnivora, Felidae) from the Late Miocene of Europe: a new species of Felinae from the Vallesian of Batallones (MN 10, Madrid, Spain)".Journal of Systematic Palaeontology.10 (1):87–102.Bibcode:2012JSPal..10...87S.doi:10.1080/14772019.2011.566584.S2CID 84912711.
  6. ^Johnson, W. E.; Eizirik, E.; Pecon-Slattery, J.; Murphy, W. J.; Antunes, A.; Teeling, E. & O'Brien, S. J. (2006)."The Late Miocene radiation of modern Felidae: A genetic assessment".Science.311 (5757):73–77.Bibcode:2006Sci...311...73J.doi:10.1126/science.1122277.PMID 16400146.S2CID 41672825.
  7. ^Bellani, G.G. (2020).Felines of the World: Discoveries in Taxonomic Classification and History. London: Academic Press. p. 47.ISBN 978-0-12-816503-4.
Genera ofcivets,mongooses,hyenas,cats, and their extinct allies
Palaeogalidae
Nimravidae
Aeluroidea
Nandiniidae
Viverroidea
Viverridae
Genettinae
Hemigalinae
Paradoxurinae
Viverrinae
Herpestoidea
Herpestidae
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Hyaenidae
    • See below↓
Feloidea
    • See below↓
Eupleridae
Euplerinae
Galidiinae
Herpestidae
Herpestinae
Mungotinae
Percrocutidae?
Lophocyonidae
Hyaenidae
Ictitheriinae
Protelinae
Hyaeninae
Barbourofelidae
Prionodontidae
Felidae
Proailurinae
Felinae
Machairodontinae
Pantherinae
Pristifelis
Pristifelis attica
Felis attica


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