Pristinailurus bristoli
| Bristol's panda | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Head of P. bristoli | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Ailuridae |
| Genus: | †Pristinailurus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Pristinailurus bristoli Wallace & Wang (2004) | |
Pristinailurus bristoli (Bristol's panda) is a fossil species in the carnivoran family Ailuridae, well-represented in the Hemphillian deposits of 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]
References
- ↑ Two new carnivores from an unusual late Tertiary forest biota in eastern North America https://www.nature.com/articles/nature02819
- ↑ Life in the Cenozoic Era: Bristol's Panda http://cenozoiclife.blogspot.com/2015/01/bristols-panda-pristinailurus-bristoli.html
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