Biology:Maofelis
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Short description: Extinct genus of carnivores
| Maofelis Temporal range: Priabonian
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| Artist's reconstruction | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | †Nimravidae |
| Genus: | †Maofelis Averianov et al., 2016 |
| Type species | |
| †Maofelis cantonensis Averianov et al., 2016
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Maofelis cantonensis is an extinct basal nimravid from Late Eocene-aged Youganwo Formation of Maoming Basin, Guangdong Province, China .[1]
References
- ↑ Averianov, Alexander; Obraztsova, Ekaterina; Danilov, Igor; Skutschas, Pavel; Jin, Jianhua (2016). "First nimravid skull from Asia". Scientific Reports 6: 25812. doi:10.1038/srep25812. PMID 27161785. Bibcode: 2016NatSR...625812A.
Wikidata ☰ Q28432755 entry
