Pachypanthera
Pachypanthera is an extinct genus of pantherine felid (big cat) that was recovered from the Late Miocene-aged Khorat sand pits in northeastern Thailand. It contains a single species, Pachypanthera piriyai, named and described in 2023.
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Skeletal reconstruction of the skull, with known material in white. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Suborder: | Feliformia |
Family: | Felidae |
Subfamily: | Pantherinae |
Genus: | †Pachypanthera de Bonis et al., 2023 |
Type species | |
†Pachypanthera piriyai de Bonis et al., 2023 | |
Location of the Khorat sand pits Location of the Khorat sand pits (Thailand Isan TMD) Location of the Khorat sand pits Location of the Khorat sand pits (Thailand) |
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