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| The holotype of ''P. kurteni'' is a partial mandible with the fourth premolar and first molar intact. It is very small.<ref name=OGdescription/> | The holotype of ''P. kurteni'' is a partial mandible with the fourth premolar and first molar intact. It is very small.<ref name=OGdescription/> | ||
| It is described as a very small cat, comparable in size to South Asia rusty-spotted cat ''(])'' and African black-footed cat ('']),'' whose head-and-body length reach at maximum 48cm (19in) and 52cm (20.5in), respectively..<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-07 |title=China’s ancient tiny cat fossil could belong to the smallest feline ever found |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3293715/chinas-ancient-tiny-cat-fossil-could-belong-smallest-feline-ever-found |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref> | |||
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Extinct species of mammal
| Prionailurus kurteni Temporal range: Middle Pleistocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Subfamily: | Felinae |
| Genus: | Prionailurus |
| Species: | †P. kurteni |
| Binomial name | |
| †Prionailurus kurteni Jiangzuo et. al., 2024 | |
Prionailurus kurteni is an extinct species of Prionailurus that inhabited China during the Middle Pleistocene.
History and naming
Prionailurus kurteni was described based on a single specimen, IVPP V33075, a partial mandible with two teeth. The specimen was found in the late Middle Pleistocene locality Hualongdong Cave No. I Homo Site in Anhui Province, China.
The specific name kurteni honors paleontologist Björn Kurtén.
Description
The holotype of P. kurteni is a partial mandible with the fourth premolar and first molar intact. It is very small.
It is described as a very small cat, comparable in size to South Asia rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus) and African black-footed cat (Felis nigripes), whose head-and-body length reach at maximum 48cm (19in) and 52cm (20.5in), respectively..
References
- ^ Jiangzuo, Qigao; Werdelin, Lars; Zhang, Kai; Tong, Haowen; Yan, Yi; Chen, Yiying; Ma, Jiao; Liu, Jinyi; Wu, Xiujie (19 November 2024). "Prionailurus kurteni (Felidae, Carnivora), a new species of small felid from the late Middle Pleistocene fossil hominin locality of Hualongdong, southern China". Annales Zoologici Fennici. 61 (1). doi:10.5735/086.061.0120. ISSN 0003-455X. Retrieved 15 December 2024 – via BioOne Digital Library.
- "China's ancient tiny cat fossil could belong to the smallest feline ever found". South China Morning Post. 2025-01-07. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
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