Prionailurus kurteni

Prionailurus kurteni
Temporal range: Middle Pleistocene
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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.[1]

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.[1]

The specific name kurteni honors paleontologist Björn Kurtén.[1]

Description

The holotype of P. kurteni is a partial mandible with the fourth premolar and first molar intact. It is very small.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d 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.


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