Pristinailurus_bristoli

<i>Pristinailurus</i>

Pristinailurus

Extinct genus of carnivore

Pristinailurus bristoli is a fossil species in the carnivoran family Ailuridae, well-represented in the Hemphillian deposits at the Gray Fossil Site in Gray, Tennessee.[1] It was significantly larger than the living Ailurus but probably possessed a weaker bite. Males appear to have been as much as twice the size of females.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Wallace, Steven C.; Wang, Xiaoming (September 2004). "Two new carnivores from an unusual late Tertiary forest biota in eastern North America" (PDF). Nature. 431 (7008): 556–559. Bibcode:2004Natur.431..556W. doi:10.1038/nature02819. PMID 15457257. S2CID 4432191.
  2. [2]
    "Life in the Cenozoic Era: Bristol's Panda (Pristinailurus bristoli)". 23 January 2015. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021.
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