Panthera youngi
| Panthera youngi Temporal range: Middle Pleistocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Subfamily: | Pantherinae |
| Genus: | Panthera |
| Species: | P. youngi
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Felis youngi | |
Panthera youngi is a fossil cat species that was described in 1934; remains were excavated in a Sinanthropus formation in Choukoutien, northeastern China.[1] Upper and lower jaws excavated in Japan's Yamaguchi Prefecture were also attributed to this species.[2] It is estimated to have lived about 350,000 years ago in the Pleistocene epoch. It was suggested that it was conspecific with Panthera atrox and P. spelaea.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b Pei, W. C. (1934). "On the Carnivora from Locality 1 of Choukoutien". Palaeontologica Sinica Series C, Fascicle 1: 1−166.
{{cite journal}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|journal=(help) - ^ Shikama, T. and Okafuji, G. (1963). "On Some Choukuotien Mammals from Isa, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan" (pdf). Science reports of the Yokohama National University. Section II. 9: 51−58.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Harington, C. R. (1969). "Pleistocene remains of the lion-like cat (Panthera atrox) from the Yukon Territory and northern Alaska". Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 6 (5): 1277–1288. doi:10.1139/e69-127.
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