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| Rothwell, T. | |
| New Felid material from the Ulaan Tologoi Locality, Loh Formation (Early Miocene) of Mongolia | |
| 2004 Bulletin American Museum of Natural History (285): 165 | |
Herein I describe new felid material from the early Miocene, Ulaan Tologoi locality of Mongolia. A dentary fragment and a metapodial are the first large felid fossils to be recovered from the early Miocene of Asia. Both specimens are referred to the genus Pseudaelurus. Comparisons of these Asian specimens to previously described European, Asian, and North American species provide insights into the size and form of this cat. I review the Asian literature on early felids and discuss possible causes for fossil felid scarcity in the early Miocene of Asia. |
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