Lynx issiodorensis
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| Lynx issiodorensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Genus: | Lynx |
| Species: | L. issiodorensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Lynx issiodorensis (Croizet & Jobert, 1828) |
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Lynx issiodorensis, or Issoire Lynx, was a species of lynx that inhabited Europe during the Pleistocene epoch, and may have originated in Africa during the late Pliocene.[1] It probably became extinct during the end of the last glacial period, but is generally considered as the ancestor of all four species of lynx alive today.[1]
The skeleton resembled that of living lynxes, but it had shorter and more robust limbs, with a larger head and longer neck. As a result, the Issoire lynx would have more closely resembled a typical member of the cat family than do its living relatives.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Sunquist, Mel; Sunquist, Fiona (2002). Wild cats of the World. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 153. ISBN 0-226-77999-8.
[edit] External links
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