论文信息 - Caracal depereti nov. sp. y Felis aff. silvestris (Felidae, Mammalia) del Plioceno inferior de Layna (Soria, España)

Caracal depereti nov. sp. y Felis aff. silvestris (Felidae, Mammalia) del Plioceno inferior de Layna (Soria, España)

Two species of small-medium size felids, Felis aff. silvestris and Caracal depereti nov. sp., have been identified from the Pliocene karstic locality of Layna (Soria, Spain). Caracal depereti nov. sp. shows close affinities with Caracal issiodorensis, species that has been traditionally classified in the genus Lynx. This new interpretation implies that there are no evidences of lynxes in the Pliocene of Westem Europe, and probably this consideration can be applicable to other Eurasiatic localities where Lynx issiodorensis has been determined.

J. Morales | Manuel J. Salesa | D. Soria | P. Montoya | B. Pérez

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