Pristinailurus
Extinct genus of carnivore
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Pristinailurus bristoli is a fossil species in the carnivoran family Ailuridae. It is well-represented in the Hemphillian-aged deposits at the Gray Fossil Site in Gray, Tennessee.[1] It was significantly larger than the living Ailurus, but probably possessed a comparatively weaker bite. P. bristoli was sexually dimorphic, as males appeared to have been up to twice the size of females.[2]
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| Skull of P. bristoli | |
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| Reconstructed head of P. bristoli | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Ailuridae |
| Genus: | †Pristinailurus Wallace & Wang, 2004 |
| Species: | †P. bristoli |
| Binomial name | |
| †Pristinailurus bristoli Wallace & Wang, 2004 | |
Anatomy
P. bristoli was likely adapted to terrestrial and some arboreal locomotion, with a generalist diet.[3]
