Several new fossil remains of Felidae from the late Miocene (Turolian age, MN 13, local zone M2) locality of Las Casiones (near the village of Villalge Baja, Teruel, Spain) are studied in the present paper. This felid community includes the machairodontines Amphimachairodus giganteus, Paramachaerodus orientalis, and Metailurus major, and the felines Pristifelis attica and a small, undetermined species, previously unknown in the late Miocene. With this high diversity of felids, the environment of Las Casiones was probably relatively vegetated, with shrubs and trees that allowed smaller felid species to avoid dangerous encounters with the larger ones.
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1 May 2012
A Rich Community of Felidae (Mammalia, Carnivora) from the Late Miocene (Turolian, MN 13) Site of Las Casiones (Villalba Baja, Teruel, Spain)
Manuel J. Salesa,
María Dolores Pesquero,
Gema Siliceo,
Mauricio Antón,
Luis Alcalá,
Jorge Morales
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Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
Vol. 32 • No. 3
May 2012
Vol. 32 • No. 3
May 2012