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'''''Yoshi''''' is an extinct genus of [[Machairodontinae|Machairodontine]] sabertooth cat in the tribe [[Metailurini]]. Its fossils were described from [[Turolian]] deposits from the [[Miocene]] epoch of the [[Balkan Peninsula]] in 2014 and specimens from china once thought to belong to ''Metailurus''. It has been described as potentially being synonymous with ''[[Metailurus]]'', though this is difficult to confirm at present. The type specimen is a skull that bears remarkable similarities with the modern [[cheetah]]. ''Yoshi'' is intermediate in size between a [[lynx]] and [[cougar]], and based on several as-yet unpublished skeletons, may have had a similar lifestyle to the cheetah, being better built for speed and fast pursuit than most other machairodonts, which were more suited to ambush and hunting large, relatively slow moving animals.<ref>http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10914-014-9266-5</ref><ref>https://chasingsabretooths.wordpress.com/2014/06/04/metailurus-or-yoshi-meet-the-real-cats-behind-the-names/</ref> |
'''''Yoshi''''' is an extinct genus of [[Machairodontinae|Machairodontine]] sabertooth cat in the tribe [[Metailurini]]. Its fossils were described from [[Turolian]] deposits from the [[Miocene]] epoch of the [[Balkan Peninsula]] in 2014 and specimens from china once thought to belong to ''Metailurus''. It has been described as potentially being synonymous with ''[[Metailurus]]'', though this is difficult to confirm at present. The type specimen is a skull that bears remarkable similarities with the modern [[cheetah]]. ''Yoshi'' is intermediate in size between a [[lynx]] and [[cougar]], and based on several as-yet unpublished skeletons, may have had a similar lifestyle to the cheetah, being better built for speed and fast pursuit than most other machairodonts, which were more suited to ambush and hunting large, relatively slow moving animals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10914-014-9266-5 |title=A New Felid from the Late Miocene of the Balkans and the Contents of the Genus Metailurus Zdansky, 1924 (Carnivora, Felidae) | SpringerLink |website=Link.springer.com |date=2014-05-15 |accessdate=2016-11-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://chasingsabretooths.wordpress.com/2014/06/04/metailurus-or-yoshi-meet-the-real-cats-behind-the-names/ |title=Metailurus or Yoshi? Meet the real cats behind the names | chasing sabretooths |website=Chasingsabretooths.wordpress.com |date= |accessdate=2016-11-15}}</ref> |
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Yoshi is an extinct genus of Machairodontine sabertooth cat in the tribe Metailurini. Its fossils were described from Turolian deposits from the Miocene epoch of the Balkan Peninsula in 2014 and specimens from china once thought to belong to Metailurus. It has been described as potentially being synonymous with Metailurus, though this is difficult to confirm at present. The type specimen is a skull that bears remarkable similarities with the modern cheetah. Yoshi is intermediate in size between a lynx and cougar, and based on several as-yet unpublished skeletons, may have had a similar lifestyle to the cheetah, being better built for speed and fast pursuit than most other machairodonts, which were more suited to ambush and hunting large, relatively slow moving animals.[1][2]
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- ^ "A New Felid from the Late Miocene of the Balkans and the Contents of the Genus Metailurus Zdansky, 1924 (Carnivora, Felidae) | SpringerLink". Link.springer.com. 2014-05-15. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
- ^ "Metailurus or Yoshi? Meet the real cats behind the names | chasing sabretooths". Chasingsabretooths.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
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