Panthera palaeosinensis

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iPanthera palaeosinensis
Conservation status
Prehistoric
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Panthera
Species: P. palaeosinensis
Binomial name
Panthera palaeosinensis
(Zdansky, 1924)

Panthera palaeosinensis was an early Pleistocene species from northern China. It appears to represent an early tiger or a form ancestral to the tiger.

[edit] References

  • Hemmer, H. 1967. Wohin gehört “Felis” palaeosinensis Zdansky, 1924 in systematischer Hinsicht? N. Jb. Geol. Paleont. Abh., 129:83-96.
  • Mazák, V. 1981. Panthera tigris. Mammalian Species, 152: 1-8. American Society of Mammalogists. (Available online)