Tuscany lion
| Tuscany lion | |
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| Skull exhibited in the Museo di Paleontologia di Firenze | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Subfamily: | Pantherinae |
| Genus: | Panthera |
| Species: | P. toscana |
| Binomial name | |
| Panthera toscana (Schaub, 1949) | |
The Tuscany lion or Tuscany jaguar (Panthera toscana) was a prehistoric large feline of the Villafranchian of Italy. It was initially proposed as a distinct species Panthera toscana, but is is now often recognized as an early form of European jaguar.[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.
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