Panthera palaeosinensis
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| Panthera palaeosinensis (Zdansky, 1924) |
Panthera palaeosinensis was an early Pleistocene species from northern China. It appears to represent an early tiger or a form ancestral to the tiger.
[edit] References
- Hemmer, H. 1967. Wohin gehört “Felis” palaeosinensis Zdansky, 1924 in systematischer Hinsicht? N. Jb. Geol. Paleont. Abh., 129:83-96.
- Mazák, V. 1981. Panthera tigris. Mammalian Species, 152: 1-8. American Society of Mammalogists. (Available online)
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