Pseudaelurus
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Pseudaelurus is a prehistoric cat that lived in Europe and North America approximately 20-10 million years ago. It is an ancestor of today's domestic and big cats and a successor to Proailurus.
Pseudaelurus was approximately the size of a cougar by the time it died out.
See also: Felidae.