Pseudaelurus Pseudaelurus

Pseudaelurus - Definition and Overview

Pseudaelurus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Carnivora
Family:Felidae
Genus:Pseudaelurus

Pseudaelurus is a prehistoric cat that lived in Europe and North America approximately 20-10 million years ago. It is an ancestor of today's domestic and big cats, and a successor to Proailurus.

Pseudaelurus was approximately the size of a cougar by the time it died out.

See also: Felidae.

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