Proailurus

Proailurus is an extinct felid genus that lived in Europe and Asia approximately 25-30.8 million years ago in the Late Oligocene and Miocene. Fossils have been found in Mongolia, Germany, and Spain.

Proailurus
Temporal range:
Proailurus lemanensis skull
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Felidae
Subfamily: Proailurinae
Genus: Proailurus
Filhol, 1879
Type species
Proailurus lemanensis
Filhol, 1879
Other Species
  • Proailurus bourbonnensis Peigne, 1999
  • Proailurus major Peigne, 1999
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