Panthera crassidens
Panthera crassidens is an extinct felid that lived during the late Pliocene and early Pleistocene in Africa, and is related to the leopard (Panthera pardus). It has been argued that the few fossil remains that were classified under P. crassidens do not represent a genuine species, and instead belong to some other form of big cat.[1]
| Panthera crassidens Temporal range: Late Pliocene and early Pleistocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Subfamily: | Pantherinae |
| Genus: | Panthera |
| Species: | †P. crassidens |
| Binomial name | |
| †Panthera crassidens Broom 1948 | |
See also
- Acinonyx kurteni, another proposed species based on a composite specimen
References
- Turner, A. (1984). "Panthera crassidens Broom, 1948. The cat that never was?" (PDF). South African Journal of Science. 80 (5): 227–233.
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