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Extinct species of lynx
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Lynx hei
Temporal range: Pliocene–Pleistocene PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Felidae
Subfamily: Felinae
Genus: Lynx
Species: L. hei
Binomial name
Lynx hei
Jiangzuo et al., 2022

Lynx hei is an extinct fossil species of lynx. It was described in 2022 based on Plio-Pleistocene-aged fossils found in China.

References

  1. Jianzuo, Q.; Li, L.; Madurell-Malapeira, J.; Wang, S.; Li, S.; Fu, J.; Chen, S. (2022). "The diversification of the lynx lineage during the Plio-Pleistocene—evidence from a new small Lynx from Longdan, Gansu Province, China". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 136 (4): 536–551. doi:10.1093/biolinnean/blac054.
Taxon identifiers
Lynx hei


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