Parailurus
Parailurus is a genus of extinct carnivoran mammal in the family Ailuridae. It was about 50% larger than Ailurus (red panda) and lived in the early to late Pliocene Epoch, and its fossils have been found in Europe, North America, and Japan.
| Parailurus Temporal range: early to late Pliocene | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Ailuridae |
| Subfamily: | Ailurinae |
| Genus: | †Parailurus Schlosser, 1899 |
| Type species | |
| †P. anglicus (Dawkins, 1888) | |
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P. anglicus
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The fossils of P. baikalicus carry low-crowned lower molars, along with the main cuspids of the cheek teeth being worn horizontally. This suggests P. baikalicus commonly ate leaves.
A third species, Parailurus tedfordi, was described in 2022.
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