A new species of cat, Prionailurus kurteni, was discovered in a cave in Hualong Cave, Anhui Province, eastern China. It was thought to have been small enough to fit in the palm of your hand.
The researchers identified the new species as a member of the genus Prionailurus—in other words, it was an ancient leopard cat, a type of small wild cat that’s still native to parts of Asia.
This fossil, belonging to a species named Prionailurus kurteni, is the smallest ever identified in the feline family. Its size rivals that of the smallest modern cats, such as the black-footed cat ...
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