Biology:Tuscany lion
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| Skull exhibited in the Museo di Paleontologia di Firenze | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Subfamily: | Pantherinae |
| Genus: | Panthera |
| Species: | †P. toscana
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| †Panthera toscana (Schaub, 1949)
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The Tuscany lion (Panthera toscana), or Tuscany jaguar, was a prehistoric large feline of the Villafranchian of Italy. It was initially proposed as a distinct species Panthera toscana, but is now often recognized as an early form of Panthera gombaszoegensis.[1]
References
- ↑ Turner, A. (1997). The Big Cats and Their Fossil Relatives: An Illustrated Guide to Their Evolution and Natural History. Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231102285. https://books.google.com/books?redir_esc=y&id=66mRJSxIAfoC&q=Panthera+toscana#v=snippet.
See also
- Panthera schreuderi, another synonym of P. gombaszoegensis.
- Panthera crassidens
Wikidata ☰ Q2118325 entry
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