Parailurus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Caniformia |
| Family: | Ailuridae |
| Tribe: | †Pristinailurini |
| Genus: | †Parailurus Schlosser, 1899 |
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| †P. anglicus (Dawkins, 1888)
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 | It has been suggested that Parailurus anglicus be merged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since September 2025. |
Parailurus is a genus of extinct carnivoran mammal in the family Ailuridae. It was about 50% larger than Ailurus (red panda) and lived in the Early to Late Pliocene, and its fossils have been found in Europe,[1][2] North America,[3] and Japan.[4]
The fossils of P. baikalicus, known from the Transbaikal region of Russia,[5] carry low-crowned lower molars, along with the main cuspids of the cheek teeth being worn horizontally. This suggests P. baikalicus was folivorous, commonly consuming leaves.[6]
The species P. hungaricus is known from the site of Hajnáčka in Slovakia, dating back to the early MN 16 stage.[1]
A fourth species, Parailurus tedfordi, was described in 2022.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Fejfar, Oldřich; Sabol, Martin (April 2004). "Pliocene Carnivores (Carnivora, Mammalia) from Ivanovce and Hajnáčka (Slovakia)". Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg. 246: 15–53. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ Goswami, Anjali; Friscia, Anthony, eds. (July 2010). Carnivoran Evolution: New Views on Phylogeny, Form and Function. Cambridge University Press. pp. 117–119. ISBN 978-0-521-51529-0.
- ^ a b Wallace, Steven C.; Lyon, Lauren M. (2022). "Systematic revision of the Ailurinae (Mammalia: Carnivora: Ailuridae): With a new species from North America". Red Panda. pp. 31–52. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-823753-3.00011-9. ISBN 9780128237533. S2CID 243818007.
- ^ Sasagawa, Ichiro; Takahashi, Keiichi; Sakumoto, Tatsuya; Nagamori, Hideaki; Yabe, Hideo; Kobayashi, Iwao (24 December 2003). "Discovery of the extinct red panda Parailurus (Mammalia, Carnivora) in Japan". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 23 (4): 895–900. Bibcode:2003JVPal..23..895S. doi:10.1671/2441-14. ISSN 0272-4634. Retrieved 8 September 2025 – via Taylor and Francis Online.
- ^ Sotnikova, M. V. (30 January 2008). "A new species of lesser panda Parailurus (Mammalia, Carnivora) from the Pliocene of Transbaikalia (Russia) and some aspects of ailurine phylogeny". Paleontological Journal. 42 (1): 90–99. Bibcode:2008PalJ...42...90S. doi:10.1134/S0031030108010152. ISSN 0031-0301. Retrieved 9 September 2025 – via Springer Nature Link.
- ^ Ogino, Shintaro; Nakaya, Hideo; Takai, Masanaru; Fukuchi, Akira; Maschenko, Evgeny N.; Kalmykov, Nikolai P. (September 30, 2009). "Mandible and Lower Dentition of Parailurus baikalicus (Ailuridae, Carnivora) from Transbaikal area, Russia". Paleontological Research. 13 (3): 259–264. Bibcode:2009PalRe..13..259O. doi:10.2517/1342-8144-13.3.259. ISSN 1342-8144. S2CID 86244485.
Further reading
[edit]- Kundrát, Martin (2011). "Phenotypic and Geographic Diversity of the Lesser Panda Parailurus". Red Panda. pp. 61–87. doi:10.1016/B978-1-4377-7813-7.00005-7. ISBN 9781437778137. S2CID 89029827.
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