Panthera_youngi

<i>Panthera youngi</i>

Panthera youngi

Extinct species of carnivore

Panthera youngi is a fossil cat species that was described in 1934; fossil remains of this cat were excavated in a Homo erectus 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 due to their extensive similarities. Some dental similarities were also noted with the older P. fossilis, however, Panthera youngi showed more derived features.[3][4]

Quick Facts Panthera youngi Temporal range: Middle Pleistocene, Scientific classification ...

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  1. [1]
    Pei, W. C. (1934). "On the Carnivora from Locality 1 of Choukoutien". Palaeontologica Sinica Series C, Fascicle 1: 1–166.
  2. [2]
    Shikama, T. & Okafuji, G. (1963). "On Some Choukuotien Mammals from Isa, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan". Science Reports of the Yokohama National University. Section II. 9: 51–58.
  3. [3]
    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. Bibcode:1969CaJES...6.1277H. doi:10.1139/e69-127.
  4. [4]
    Sotnikova, M.V.; Foronova, I.V. (2014). "First Asian record of Panthera (Leo) fossilis (Mammalia, Carnivora, Felidae) in the Early Pleistocene of Western Siberia, Russia". Integrative Zoology. 9 (4): 517–530. doi:10.1111/1749-4877.12082. PMID 24382145.


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