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Prionailurus kurteni

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Prionailurus kurteni
Temporal range: Middle Pleistocene PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Felidae
Subfamily: Felinae
Genus: Prionailurus
Species: P. kurteni
Binomial name
Prionailurus kurteni
Jiangzuo et. al., 2024

Prionailurus kurteni is an extinct species of Prionailurus that inhabited China during the Middle Pleistocene.

History and naming

Prionailurus kurteni was described based on a single specimen, IVPP V33075, a partial mandible with two teeth. The specimen was found in the late Middle Pleistocene locality Hualongdong Cave No. I Homo Site in Anhui Province, China.

The specific name kurteni honors paleontologist Björn Kurtén.

Description

The holotype of P. kurteni is a partial mandible with the fourth premolar and first molar intact. It is very small.

References

  1. ^ Jiangzuo, Qigao; Werdelin, Lars; Zhang, Kai; Tong, Haowen; Yan, Yi; Chen, Yiying; Ma, Jiao; Liu, Jinyi; Wu, Xiujie (19 November 2024). "Prionailurus kurteni (Felidae, Carnivora), a new species of small felid from the late Middle Pleistocene fossil hominin locality of Hualongdong, southern China". Annales Zoologici Fennici. 61 (1). doi:10.5735/086.061.0120. ISSN 0003-455X. Retrieved 15 December 2024 – via BioOne Digital Library.
Taxon identifiers
Prionailurus kurteni


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