Panthera zdanskyi
Panthera zdanskyi is an extinct pantherine species, the fossils of which were excavated in Gansu Province, northwestern China. Due to its close relationship with the modern tiger (Panthera tigris), it is called the Longdan tiger.
| Panthera zdanskyi Temporal range: Early Pleistocene, | |
|---|---|
| Holotype skull | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Subfamily: | Pantherinae |
| Genus: | Panthera |
| Species: | †P. zdanskyi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Panthera zdanskyi Mazák, Christiansen & Kitchener, 2011 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Uncia zdanskyi | |
As of 2023, at least two recent studies considered P. zdanskyi likely to be a synonym of Panthera palaeosinensis, noting that its proposed differences from that species fell within the range of individual variation.
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