Prionailurus kurteni

Prionailurus kurteni was described based on a single specimen, IVPP V33075, a partial mandible with two teeth. The specimen was found in the late Middle Pleistocene locality Hualongdong Cave No. I Homo Site in Anhui Province, China.^[1]

The specific name kurteni honors paleontologist Björn Kurtén.^[1]

The holotype of P. kurteni is a partial mandible with the fourth premolar and first molar intact. It is very small.^[1]

It is described as a very small cat, comparable in size to South Asia rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus) and African black-footed cat (Felis nigripes), whose head-and-body length reach at maximum 48cm (19in) and 52cm (20.5in), respectively..^[2]