#magerifelis — Public Fediverse posts
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New Prehistoric #Cat Species Discovered in Spain https://www.sci.news/paleontology/magerifelis-peignei-12614.html
Unraveling the diversity of early #felines: a new genus of Felinae (#Carnivora, #Felidae) from the Middle Miocene of Madrid (Spain) https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2023.2288924
"The new cat species, named #Magerifelis peignei, lived in what is now #Spain some 15.5 million years ago (Middle #Miocene epoch). It belonged to #Felinae, a subfamily of small #cats having a bony hyoid because of which they are able to purr but not roar."